Episode 1163
Lee Han reflected again.
How many times has this happened that you shouldn’t be fooled by a clean appearance?
‘From now on, if you’re a wizard, you should just think of them as crazy.’
And in fact, Garco was a pretty crazy wizard.
If the claim is that the ancient wizard was actually a wizard of his own school, well…
‘My claim that the Skullmaster was a good prince in his youth will sound like crazy to the people of the Empire.’
“I see. I didn’t know. I thought it was a magic school.”
As Lee Han struck the drum, Garko felt resilient. The voice of the gentleman who had never lost his manners before was filled with resentment.
“That’s always the case with the enchantment school. They pretend to be craftsmen, pretend to know nothing, and act cunningly. Not all enchantment wizards are like that, but there are definitely some unscrupulous enchantment wizards!”
“Professor Verdus is on that list… oh, nothing.”
Lee Han, unable to control his curiosity, was about to ask, “Is Professor Verdus on that list of shameless people?” before coming to his senses.
I couldn’t curse the professor to an outside wizard, even if he was a fellow student of Ainrogard.
“Do you know why I came to this ruin among the many ruins in the north? It is because of this ancient book.”
Garco took out an old book. It was a well-bound volume, and on its top were written in green letters: “On the Vision of Transmutation Magic.”
“This book is an in-depth analysis of where actual transmutation magic might be lurking.”
The goals of each wizard were varied, so much so that sometimes even one person’s goal would change capriciously.
In that sense, Garco’s goal was to unearth and restore the lost transformation magic.
Unearthing these practical magics was by no means an easy task. There is a reason why practical magics have not been discovered yet.
If the ruins had not been excavated, it was relatively less dangerous, but sometimes we had to go through rough terrain that had been inaccessible to humans for hundreds of years.
‘I see. I somehow felt like you were very good at responding.’
The skill to subdue a chimera for the first time without any information was not developed in one or two attempts.
“Student Lee Han. I have no desire for the magic of this relic. I only want one thing.”
Garko’s eyes lit up. Lee Han became slightly nervous. In a situation like this, those who were not greedy were usually scarier.
“What is that?”
“If Vaquantalana’s magic is not an enchantment, then don’t hide it! If you announce it later, please tell the truth.”
“…Okay, I understand.”
It was a much more trivial request than I thought, but Garko was sincere.
What if the undiscovered magic of Baquantalana isn’t an enchantment?
Even if that’s transformation magic??
‘It’s quite possible.’
Unlike Ihan, a disinterested wizard who had studied at all schools, Garko, who was born into a family of transformation wizards, had deeply analyzed the magic of Vaquantalana and even developed his own hypothesis.
When I saw magic like <The Sorrow of Vaquantalina>, I felt a deep knowledge of transformation magic.
A magic like that could not have been created unless one was a wizard who knew a lot about transmutation magic.
Surely, there must be some powerful transformation magic among the magics of Vaquantalana!
Garco didn’t stop there, using his sociability to begin explaining the tangled history of enchantment and transmutation magic.
Yi Han regretted not having Caten or Giselle by his side. There was no one to interrupt the conversation.
‘Oh, come here and stop talking.’
Angrago, who had been waving his cane and searching for the pattern as he signaled with his hand, tilted his head.
And then he clapped his fists as if he understood.
“Wodanaz told me not to interfere here. Let’s check the other side first.”
“……”
* * *
Fortunately, the pattern was discovered 30 minutes later.
Lee Han walked, tormented by the thought that some of the magic spells he knew might actually belong to the school of transformation magic.
“Then… I will open it.”
The saratan inside the staff swallowed its saliva.
If the password coming down from here didn’t work, there wouldn’t be much shame.
Unlike organisms that are vulnerable to contamination, these mechanical devices and magical devices do not appear to be significantly altered, so they seem okay…
‘If it doesn’t open, I’ll have to pretend to be dead.’
Saratan was even thinking of becoming a dead cane and keeping his mouth shut if it didn’t open.
Kururung-
Fortunately, the worst did not happen. The pattern began to glow, and the wall split open, revealing a path leading down.
-Okay! Hahaha, okay! Okay! Okay!
“…It’s noisy, so speak more quietly.”
Lee Han was grateful that only he could hear the spirit’s voice within this staff.
I would have been quite embarrassed if other people had heard about it.
“What should I be careful about from here on?”
-From this depth onwards, it is natural.
Above, there were a variety of facilities, from spaces for workers and technicians to stay or for visiting fellow magicians to places to store various equipment and magical tools.
But at the very bottom, there was no need for such external decoration. All that was needed was to extract the necessary magic power from the natural environment.
-That doesn’t mean there is no danger. There are three main things to watch out for. First, the spirits.
“Everyone, beware of the spirits.”
The students and adventurers were on high alert at Lee Han’s words.
The spirits that appear in these places rich in natural magic are often powerful and ferocious, making them extremely dangerous.
What kind of spirit is it?
“There is a lot of rock nearby underground, so it is likely a rock spirit.”
“It might be a dark spirit.”
“…I can’t feel the spirit’s energy?”
Lee Han, who was on edge and sensing the magical power around him, felt something strange.
Despite the spirits’ dislike of Yi Han, Yi Han was a wizard with an exceptionally good sense for detecting magical powers, and this sense was also applied to detecting spirits.
But I couldn’t feel any spirit energy around here.
-Surely… Surely hidden…
“If the sentinel above was contaminated, isn’t it possible that the contaminated energy also rushed in here and the spirit left?”
-…That’s highly likely!
Saratan cried out in surprise.
After hearing it for sure, it was like that.
“……”
Lee Han seriously considered whether or not he should hit this spirit.
How absurd it must feel for wizards and adventurers.
‘Is this kid doing this on purpose because he doesn’t want to lose face?’
“What’s the second one?”
-The second is a magic trap. Vaquantalana is an excellent enchantment magician.
There was no obstacle more threatening than the trap of the magician.
Lee Han checked his surroundings again with a serious expression.
There were various magical movements in nature, but in order to find a magic trap among them, it was necessary to find a regular movement.
It’ll take some time, but…
-You don’t need to search for it with your senses. As I said, I’ve built such ruins many times.
“How many times?”
-…Don’t nitpick. Okay. Over there. Baqwantalana often used a stone tower made of piled stones as a landmark. Josh…
Lee Han carefully held the stone pagoda with his hands.
Then, a huge torrent of magical power surged up from under the stone tower and flowed down Leehan, just like lightning flowing through a human body.
The difference was that the torrent of magical power that had just flowed had not been able to inflict any damage on Yi Han. No matter how much magical power there was, it was insignificant compared to Yi Han’s magical power.
-…I was trying to tell you to be careful and not to touch it. I.
Saratan said in a dazed voice.
I never thought that a cunning wizard like Wardanaz would catch that thing so carelessly.
“Why didn’t you tell me not to touch it first?”
Lee Han grumbled.
In fact, regardless of what Saratan said, Lee Han was confident and caught it.
Traps that struck with pure magical power rather than creating a separate physical effect had little effect on Lee Han.
…Of course, I didn’t know that all these connected traps would be destroyed.
Lee Han found another stone tower and destroyed it cleanly. His friends behind him didn’t seem to even notice what had happened.
“Wodanas. Why are you doing that?”
“I’m destroying the ship.”
“…Are you kidding?”
The friends looked at him curiously, confused.
It was an incomprehensible sight, even taking into account the fact that Wardanaz rarely joked about such things.
Disarming a magic trap was a little louder and more flashy. At the very least, the magic had to move in all directions.
However, Wodanaz approached a stone tower that seemed to have no magical power whatsoever and scattered the stones as if he was joking.
‘Was that really a trap in the first place?’
Garco explained it for me.
“That’s really great. I didn’t expect you to break through the magic traps like that. The reason you don’t feel any traps near that stone tower is because of the great magic of Vaquantalana. The ground you’re walking on right now may feel like ordinary rock, but that rock is a magical substance created through transformation magic. Thanks to that, even if there’s a trap underneath, it’s not easy to notice.”
“Oh, really…!”
“This is amazing!”
The students who heard the explanation were astonished and shook their heads.
Although they were students of the White Tiger Tower who were sometimes scolded by Lee Han, Giselle, and Caton for ‘being interested in magic!’, they were basically wizards of Ainrogarde.
Even so, it is not that I lack knowledge about magic.
That’s how I could tell how amazing the story I had just heard was. The magic had already been cast without the visitors even noticing it.
After Lee Han finished disarming the trap, an idea suddenly occurred to him.
‘Wait a minute. If the floor was created by transformation magic, then it can’t be natural.’
Lee Han shivered at the way she kept leaving out bits of information.
You bastard Saratan!
And yet you keep grumbling and complaining that you don’t believe me. If we’re just talking about shamelessness, this spirit is even more shameless than Gainando.
“The third one?”
-Actually, there is a high possibility that there won’t be a third one. It’s not all in the ruins.
“indeed.”
Lee Han nodded and spoke to his group.
“Everyone, get ready. There’s a good chance something dangerous is going to happen.”
-……
Saratan twitched his mouth in anger. Of course, he couldn’t see it because it was inside the cane.
– That’s right! Baquantalana would add more magic to the magic she treasured in this depth. Sometimes, rivals or enemies would come and try to steal or destroy it. The third is a clone. Baquantalana’s magic clone. However, the number of magic she treasured was small…
“Everyone! There is a high possibility that Baquantalana’s clone will appear!”
“!!”
-…Don’t blame me even if it doesn’t come out!
Although he was very upset and shouted, Saratan still explained the capabilities of the clone body.
The magics of the pre-designated Vaquantalana were cast in order, and those who knew about these magics were able to prepare for them easily, but intruders who did not know about them were swept away.
Are you the owner?
Suddenly, a wave of thought resonated throughout the depths. Lee Han, who was listening to Saratan’s explanation, asked in puzzlement.
“What is this process?”
-…Oh, I’ve never heard of anything like this.
Saratan was very embarrassed.
It sounds like the voice of a clone, but did the clone speak to the intruder like that?
Check the spirit slave. It matches. Check the race… It doesn’t match. Excuse me. You are not my master.
“……”
-……
Do you think that Saratan is your master now that you are treating him like a slave?
