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The two were silent for a moment.
I never thought that the junior himself would write this heartless and ruthless part for the caster.
Fortunately, Yukveltyre had not heard the conversation just now.
“It’s okay if you wrote it yourself.”
“That’s right, Wardanaz. You’re the kind of guy who enjoys the thrill of controlling uncertainty and risk.”
“I wonder when I ever said something like that.”
Shigunting was very interested in disposable artifacts with high power and high output characteristics, and highly evaluated Lee Han for taking up such disposable artifacts as a research topic.
Of course, Lee Han was not created because of those characteristics, but because he wanted to sell disposable artifacts in bulk…
… I couldn’t bring myself to reveal the truth in front of my senior, so I nodded and admitted it.
-I enjoy that kind of risk. I feel my magic boiling over as I control that kind of uncertainty and risk.
-I knew it. You’re such a crazy guy!
‘You have an unnecessarily good memory.’
If the opponent had been Gainando, I would have forgotten, but since they were seniors of the Magic School of the Gifted, I didn’t forget that.
“That’s amazing.”
Anpagon muttered.
I missed it because of my junior’s crazy audacity, but even setting that aside, this design was great enough.
It was designed to be compact and condensed, starting with a magic that eases the rapids and even a magic that guides ships coming and going nearby.
If the junior hadn’t revealed it, it would have been thought to have been designed by Yukveltire.
‘This is <Bible’s Magic Emission Grantment>, and this is <Bible’s Magic Curve Grantment>… ‘
As Anpagon read on with concentration, he realized one thing.
This junior is learning more of the poison magic that Professor Verdus himself created than I thought.
In fact, despite being called the School of Magic, the students under his command did not learn much from Professor Verdus.
To begin with, the condition for joining the Einrogard Magic School was that one must be able to ‘study on one’s own.’
Without the genius to learn the magic you want on your own, you won’t be able to survive in this school.
Because of this, the magic composition of the students of the school was close to a composition where each person learned the magic they needed on their own, and there was no unity at all in the overall composition…
… Surprisingly, this junior was using Professor Verdus’ magic more than expected.
It may have been the most widely taught within the school.
Because none of the students, including Yukveltire, were willing to help Professor Verdus with his work that diligently!
“no way?”
“yes?”
Lee Han was puzzled when Anpagon kept muttering.
I was wondering if there was something wrong with the design.
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“I thought that the fact that you volunteered so diligently to help Professor Verdus with his work had resulted in your outstanding magic skills. When I think about it that way, Professor Verdus’s absurd instructions were also…”
“… What you just said was completely wrong from beginning to end. What kind of son of a bitch would spread such a rumor??”
Lee Han was unusually furious.
I never worked hard, I never volunteered, and it was definitely not thanks to Professor Burdus.
Anpagon was embarrassed and apologized, but a bit of distance developed between the two seniors and juniors.
* * *
‘Huh?’
The students who gathered there because of the request felt uncomfortable.
The site chosen to build the lighthouse is the lower reaches of the ‘River of Endless Sorrow’.
This river, which has been called by that name since decades ago when students robbed the headmaster’s warehouse and lost all their supplies while trying to avoid being tracked, was a good place to test a lighthouse because of its fast current and wide width.
There were mines nearby (you had to be careful when going there because giants would appear) and a forest (one student would occasionally raid the forest, saying he would protect it), so it was even more advantageous for construction.
The problem was that there were more obstacles than expected when we arrived at the destination.
“Why are there trees growing up here?”
“Phew. Either the forest spirits were activated, or one of the students overextended the forest life.”
Whirlyrick!
A branch grabbed the student by the ankle and hung him upside down.
Falcrios nodded at that sight.
“It looks like the student overdid it because of the abnormality.”
“Let me go quickly!”
“Be careful not to go near the tree. It’s very alert, so I don’t know what kind of medicine it was given.”
The spread of the forest wasn’t the only problem.
The terrain was distorted, as if some recent accident had occurred, and huge rocks were lodged here and there, blocking the view.
-What’s going on?
-Little wizards! Little wizards! Be careful not to steal the sheep!
Even the giants were looking this way, making noise near the mountain.
The students shouted in a frustrated voice.
“We won’t steal sheep! Do you think we’re crazy enough to steal your sheep?”
“You can’t steal that sheep! It’s so big!”
Despite the desperate persuasion of their seniors, the giants laughed.
Wizards are good at lying.
“Why are you all fighting?”
Lee Han, who arrived late, was puzzled by the sight of his seniors and the giants shouting at each other from afar.
-Tried to steal a sheep! Tried to steal a sheep!
“I told you I didn’t do it!”
“…Both of you, calm down first.”
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Lee Han calmed both sides down as they were yelling at each other as if they were judges.
Falcrios asked with a worried voice.
“Phew. Are you okay? I think I chose the wrong place.”
“No. It’s true that I knew everything and decided.”
“Really? It seems like it would be difficult to upload anything here.”
How on earth are you going to build a lighthouse in this area, with all these rocks and attacking trees?
Lee Han looked up at the sky and shouted.
“I think it would be okay if you did it now!”
Okay!
Suddenly the sky darkened. Something huge was blocking the sun.
That was the black dragon.
Wuman, a member of the Imperial Family and an inspector for this semester, volunteered immediately upon hearing that he could be of help to the students.
For this dragon, clearing trees and grinding rocks was as easy as breathing.
It only took a little while to have a cup of tea, but the ground was flat in an instant. The obstacles that had been so numerous before were nowhere to be seen.
“Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Don’t say anything!
“… … ”
“… … ”
Not only the students, but even the giants looked at Lee Han with astonishment.
What just happened?
-Oh, you’re controlling the dragon as the rumors say!
“Senior. You keep spreading false rumors…”
Lee Han turned his head, wondering if some bad senior was spreading false rumors.
This was done out of Wooman’s love for his students, and was never controlled by Lee Han…
“We didn’t say anything?”
“??”
Surprisingly, the ones who just shouted were giants.
When their eyes met, the giants quickly hid themselves. It was of little use, as they were so large.
“No. What kind of kid is spreading rumors even to the giants?!”
Lee Han was shocked.
I understand why rumors spread among my seniors.
Of course, Lee Han had never manipulated Woo Man, but it was possible to misunderstand that way on the surface.
It was inevitable, as there were many seniors in Ainrogard with corrupt and dirty hearts.
But how do the giants in the mountain know that?
-I heard it from Ikurusha.
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As the most intelligent and wise of the giants of the mountains, he was also well-versed in the gossip within Ainrogard.
Lee Han asked again, as if he found it hard to believe.
“I think you must have heard it from someone, Ikurusha.”
-Ah, I think I heard it from the old yaksha.
‘That’s why they are called yakshas!’
It seemed that Lee Han was beginning to harbor resentment towards the entire Yaksha race.
Why is it like this, from the Yaksha King to the Yaksha Old Man?
Falcrios, who had been listening from the side, chimed in with a curious voice.
“Who told you that?”
-Maybe to the Archmage…? Since the two are close…
“… … ”
“… … ”
There were many people in the Einrogard estate who could be called archmages, but only one person actually received the title.
The students were all silent. They felt sorry for their juniors for no reason.
“… Okay. Everyone, get to work. I was going to ask the giants for help anyway.”
One of the reasons Lee Han chose this location was because it was close to the mountain giants.
A powerful force that cannot be imitated even by simple magic.
If this power helps, the period can be shortened drastically.
-Huh? Us?
Since he was close with Lee Han but not with the other little wizards, the giants reacted negatively.
What if someone steals a sheep while you’re helping them?
“I will ensure the safety of the sheep. And if you help me, I will prepare food…”
-Are you making food!?
The giants’ eyes sparkled.
This wizard of the Wardanaz family had already been showing off his outstanding skills since last year, to the point where he had been awarded the title of best chef by the giants (although he did not know it himself).
Its spicy, salty, and bitter taste was a mysterious taste that even the most excellent giant chefs failed to reproduce.
“… I was going to give it to you, but after thinking about it, I don’t want to do it. Just help me.”
-Why?!
The giants were confused.
I’m sure you were going to cook for me, but why did you change your mind!?
* * *
Working within the Einrogard estate meant facing all sorts of unexpected dangers.
Although he anticipated and prepared for the threat of the giants and Elendil, he made one mistake.
It was a wicked danger coming up the river.
-♪♪♪♪!!!
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-♩♩♩♩♩!!!!
Few things annoy the Siren more than construction work on a river or the sea.
All kinds of pollution, such as noise and mud, come directly to them.
The Sirens gathered here today intended to impart a lesson to the wizards of Ainrogarde.
Don’t build buildings near the river!
Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, the Sirens raced through the water. Despite being head-on against the current, their speed did not slow down at all.
Indeed, it was a race that prided itself on having spirits as their ancestors.
Siren, Parthenope swung a dagger. It was a dagger that she had received in return from Professor Einrogard, and it had the effect of absorbing and cutting magic.
If the students had installed magic to prepare for an attack from the river…
… but there was no response from the dagger. Some sirens burst out in laughter.
The point was that, unlike students in the past, students today are lazy and easily careless.
Parthenope thought so too.
Do you not have the wisdom inherited from your ancestors to do this kind of construction without installing any magic?
Grrrrrrr-
-?!
The sirens in the water were startled by the sound of something shaking the ground.
Parthenope carefully peered out to check, and was horrified to see the giants snoring.
Although giants and sirens had not been on good terms since ancient times, Siren knew that it was unusual for giants to help students.
Why on earth are there giants here?
Although confused, Parthenope sent the signal again. Now was the time to make a move.
-♪♪♩…
The destination was visible in the distance. The speed was so fast that the lighthouse was already almost in outline.
As the Sirens prepared to flood the river, Parthenope stuck her head out for a final check.
And then Lee Han’s eyes met.
“… … ”
-… …
