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“How many requests have you received?”
I’ve heard stories of Einrogard students being sad because they couldn’t get a commission, but this was the first time I’d heard of them being troubled by too many commissions.
“Hmm. Dozens…”
“Dozens?!”
“…Except for the degree, it seems like all the other Einrogard requests are coming to me…”
“… … ”
The guild members were once again speechless at this unexpected answer.
I had no idea that it would be on such an unimaginable scale.
“I didn’t know it would be to that extent. Well, if you’re talented enough to beat up Count Buyong, it’s strange that you don’t get any requests.”
“yes?”
“Oh. That was a slip of the tongue. I was talking about the pocket knife fort. If you’re talented enough to help design a pocket knife fort in your first year, it’s strange that you don’t get requests.”
“… … ”
Lee Han felt a little uneasy, but he didn’t point it out and just let it go.
Meanwhile, Yukveltire was the last to arrive. This senior of the Blue Dragon Tower showed faint anger in his voice.
“Running away alone…!”
“Oh. Sorry. I didn’t have a chance to signal you. Are you upset?”
“It’s not because of such irrational emotions, but because of your reckless actions that did not follow the procedures…”
The Capital Stonemason Guild members coughed lightly. Unlike Professor Verdus, Yukveltire, who had memorized social etiquette, stopped scolding.
“What were you talking about?”
“I was asking if you would be interested in participating as an advisor in the construction of a magical structure.”
“!”
Yukveltyre was greatly surprised by the proposal.
I never thought I’d receive a request like this when I’m only a second year student.
The other stupid 3rd and 4th year juniors of the Buyeo Magic School had to look to this junior of the Wodanaz family and learn from him.
“But I refused.”
“Why?!”
“As I told you last time, my list of requests is now…”
Lee Han took a scroll out of his pocket. Only then did Yukveltyre’s memories return.
“I see. You declined the offer because of those requests.”
A request for a job was sent to Yukveltire, who already had a great reputation, and his junior who was building up his reputation at a frightening pace.
Of course, Lee Han had already refused. How could he accept it when he himself had no idea what time it would be?
“Yes. But I declined for now. If the situation is okay later…”
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“That’s right. Were you supposed to accept proposals once you finished the commissions?”
“No, I didn’t say anything like that.”
Lee Han was dumbfounded by his senior’s remarks about manipulating the past.
What kind of person is this? A human like Verdus?
“I think I did…”
No matter what his senior muttered, Lee Han ignored it and said what he wanted to say.
“Is this request really that good of a request?”
“I guess that’s the case. It’s a rare opportunity for a second-year student to be able to participate in a request like this.”
It is essential to hone your own magical skills, and you can build up many connections and reputation through the process of working.
Once a building is completed, it doesn’t disappear easily.
If luck is on your side, this structure will continue to stand as a testament to the wizard’s prowess, like a monument praising the achievements of a king.
And since this evidence would lead to invitations from other outstanding magicians or guilds, it would have been right to objectively take advantage of this opportunity when it came during the second year.
“How about you stop helping out with Director’s work and start taking on commissions?”
“… … ”
Lee Han gave his senior the coldest and most contemptuous look he had ever seen.
Yukveltire was embarrassed and explained.
“This is what Diret said…”
This wasn’t something he had thought of himself, it was something that Derete often said.
‘When a good request comes from a junior, you should stop helping them for a while (and focus on Yukveltyre’s work) and continue to spread the theory that you don’t want to know.
So, I just said it without thinking!
“Are you saying that Senior Direct is not here? How can someone… Even Professor Verdus doesn’t do that.”
“…Call Direct! Right now!”
‘You’re being so stubborn that you think you’re from the same royal family as Gainando.’
I never thought he’d do something like that, taking advantage of Derek’s absence.
Lee Han shook his head.
When it seemed like the two students were arguing, members of the Capital Stonemason Guild quickly intervened.
“Don’t fight over a request.”
“It’s not that we’re fighting over a request… um. No.”
“It’s our fault for not knowing that a student named Wardanaz would receive so many good offers. Of course, we should have realized it when we heard that the spirit relics were commissioned at the Wonchuri Tower.”
The stonemason guild members lamented among themselves, “Why didn’t we notice this before?”
When I heard that the spirit relic request was entrusted to a second-year student at the Wonchuri Tower, I thought it was a false rumor, but when I came and heard it in person, I was convinced.
“That’s… um… no.”
Lee Han tried to speak again but gave up.
I felt like there were a lot of things I wanted to say today but ended up giving up.
“How about this? Building a magical structure inside Ainrogard.”
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“!”
The Capital Stonemason Guild members made a radical proposal that neither student had expected.
Their current task was to install a medium-sized magic lighthouse near the rapids.
When you think of a lighthouse, it’s easy to think of just light, but when magic is added to it, it has to have quite a complex function.
In particular, magic lighthouses installed near rapids were supposed to control the wildly swirling waters, calm the angry water, river, and sea spirits that resulted from them, and at the same time help passing ships.
This is a magical structure with a fairly high level of difficulty, so much so that even Professor Verdus would find it quite amusing.
In any case, this magical construction project was still a blank slate. Not only had neither laborers nor magicians been hired, but the design was also unfinished, so it wouldn’t be a problem to change the location.
Moving the building itself after completion wasn’t that difficult…
“Is that really okay?”
“Of course, Student Wardanaz. If it was an unreasonable suggestion, we wouldn’t have brought it up in the first place. The Capital Stonemason Guild is definitely not a swindler who would suffer losses by forcing an incompetent person to do it.”
Lee Han, who had been feeling grateful, suddenly felt puzzled.
“But if this was possible, why haven’t we ever seen this kind of request being carried out in Ainrogard before? Maybe it’s not near the main building, but somewhere else?”
“That’s true, but we don’t do it inside Ainrogard because of Professor Verdus.”
A member of the Stonemason’s Guild answered coolly.
If you build a structure while looking at Professor Burdus, you will make mistakes that never existed because of anger and hatred.
“Hey! What if you say something like that!”
“You should know what you need to know. And it seems like the students at Wardanaz know everything too.”
“… Anyway, thank you.”
Knock knock-
When Yukveltire tapped his shoulder again, Lee Han turned his head.
“Senior. I told you to call Senior Direct later. I already said I understood.”
“… … ”
Yukveltire completely canceled the previous thought that this junior was somewhat similar to Diret.
This junior used to give me the emotions that Diret couldn’t give me.
It was anger.
Yukveltire spoke calmly, his fingertips trembling faintly. Still, he had to say what he wanted to say.
“It’s probably impossible.”
“Yes? Is this a request?”
Yukveltyre nodded.
Neither the Capital Stonemason Guild members nor the Wodanaz family’s juniors noticed it, but Yukveltyre, a fifth-year student, saw a hidden blind spot in this request.
That was exactly the manpower needed.
There weren’t as many people willing to come into Einrogard to work there as one might think. There were quite a few people, whether wizards or stonemasons, who were irrationally afraid of Einrogard.
‘It doesn’t seem particularly irrational.’
Lee Han rather thought it was reasonable.
And one more thing.
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“If fewer people come in from outside, can’t we just use the people inside?”
There was no place with a higher density of wizards than Ainrogard. There was even a stonemason club for those with specialist stonemason skills.
“You might think so, but that would be a mistake.”
“Why?”
Lee Han didn’t understand.
Participating in something like this would be a great opportunity for other students and the Masonry Club.
It’s a request that brings both fame and reward, so why would you refuse it?
“It’s probably because the difficulty of the request is high and there aren’t many students who are confident in their skills. You declined when I suggested it to you before.”
“Wasn’t everyone busy at that time?”
“No. It wasn’t just one or two people.”
Yukveltyre answered firmly.
It wasn’t a coincidence that everyone who received the offer resolutely refused, even if it had been one or two people.
However, Lee Han still tilted his head, not convinced.
‘I don’t understand. Why are you refusing?’
First, Lee Han sent a paper bag to the seniors of the Stonemason Club who he knew by face, asking for their opinions.
And the seniors who participated in this lecture, the seniors from the Magic School of the Gifted, or even the seniors from other schools who might be interested.
To Wardanaz
Thank you for the good request. I am embarrassed to have been offered this role, even though I cannot give this request to my juniors. However, since I have been offered this role, I will do my best to help.
I don’t know
To Wardanaz
Was this suggested by the stonemason guild members who came to today’s lecture!? That’s really great, Wardanaz! I didn’t expect to be commissioned to build something within the Einrogard territory. Actually, a crazy senior suggested it last year, but everyone tried to talk me out of it. Anyway, thank you for letting me participate! It’s worth having a good junior!
Marcang
…
…
Lee Han’s face hardened at the quick reply.
Yukveltire answered as if he had expected that to happen.
“I guess they all rejected it.”
“… Oh, no. There are more people who want to participate than I thought.”
“How much is it? How many have you rejected so far?”
“blanket…”
“Ten people?”
“0 people.”
“… … ”
Yukveltyre was in confusion.
how?!
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Lee Han, who realized the truth, met eyes with the members of the Capital Stonemason Guild.
The guild members who had a lot of experience with this type of construction nodded with faces that seemed to have already guessed what was going on.
In a job like construction, the magician’s magical skills are important, but his character is also important.
You could tell just by looking at authors like Professor Burdus. No matter how great his magic was, he was definitely not a wizard who could command dozens of people.
“I don’t understand. The difference between this year and last year…”
“Perhaps it’s because the weather was bad last year, the light from the guest house was dim, and the king of the lightning spirits was trapped.”
Lee Han just picked up some random words and threw them out. Yukveltyre became even more confused.
“Is this some kind of precognition magic I don’t know about? It’s a fortune telling technique I’ve never heard of before…”
“Isn’t that your major? Senior. More importantly, what role did you play in the previous request?”
As a fourth-year student in the same magic school, Anpagon was one of the more sociable students in the school.
If Yukveltire had carried out the request, Anpagon would have also been given a fairly important role.
“Anpagon refused. I told you. I refused them all.”
“…ah.”
Lee Han read the letter again.
Come to think of it, Anpagon didn’t write anything at all about the story he was in charge of last year.
Although I didn’t write that I didn’t take charge…
‘Wouldn’t it be better for the Buyeo Magic School to just drop the name ‘school’?’
With this level of solidarity, it seemed more like a club than a school, or rather, a club would be an excessive title.
It should be changed to something like <List of Granted Wizards> or <List of Granted Wizards>…
