Episode 345
The princess must have sensed something ominous about Puyao’s answer, so she tugged on Lee Han’s sleeve.
However, Lee Han decided that it was still pretty good.
‘I could have sworn even harsher, but I didn’t. At that level, he’s pretty good among enchantment wizards.’
I could have sworn at him even harsher than ‘idiot’, but I just called him ‘idiot’.
In a way, you could say he was kind.
“Isn’t that right?”
The princess blinked continuously as if she understood Lee Han’s explanation. When the other person said nothing, Lee Han decided that they had reached a common understanding.
“I think you understand.”
“Sleep… ”
The princess came to her senses late and tried to point it out, but she couldn’t.
“Then let’s get to work.”
Puyao waved his staff.
Then, the shelves, storage rooms, and drawers inside started moving as if they were alive and spitting out the items they contained.
Whoosh!
The princess was overwhelmed by the amount of materials piled up like a mountain.
Among Einrogard students, Aden Arth was one of the top two in terms of study volume, but the materials provided by Puyo exceeded expectations.
Is it really necessary for two people to prepare all these ingredients?
The princess unconsciously turned her gaze to look at Lee Han.
Lee Han whispered as if he understood.
“If you steal ingredients from the beginning, there is a high possibility that no matter how much you are Puyo, he will not look at you. “For now, let’s focus on work.”
“… What are you talking about… !”
Although Aden Arth had always been evaluated as unwavering in maintaining his dignity as a member of the royal family, a shout came out of his mouth without his knowledge.
* * *
There was a prejudice that wizards were people who would do anything for the magic they pursued.
Of course, this was prejudice.
Most of the wizards Lee Han met were like that, but not all wizards were like that.
But unfortunately, Puyo fell into that direction.
When the work began, he put forth an enormous amount of work, as if he were not called the best artifact craftsman in Grandeur City for no reason.
Their attitude was that they didn’t care at all that they were first-year freshmen.
-Please finish trimming these canes here.
-All right.
-When you’re done, cast a luminescence spell on the ore beads in the box.
-All right.
-I guess I finished my work. Well done. Please refill the empty scrolls here.
-Okay…
Lee Han, who was answering, stopped when he saw the princess glaring at Fuyao.
Although his face was expressionless, there was clearly a sense of death in his eyes.
‘You’re in big trouble. It shouldn’t be like this already.’
Of course, Puyao made us work hard, but only three days had passed.
It was already too early to want to kill Puyao.
‘If the princess attacks Fuyao and is kicked out, I will have to do the work alone.’
Lee Han spoke to appease the princess.
“The princess. Please be patient just a little longer.”
“… … ”
As the number of followers around her decreased, the princess became more talkative, but as work progressed in Puyao’s workshop, she became less talkative again.
Even when Lee Han called, he remained silent and only glared at Fuyao.
“Originally, I tend to learn enchantment harshly in this way.”
“… … “Is that really true?”
The princess, who had been unwilling to answer, asked after much thought.
There was a chill in his voice, but Lee Han continued speaking without paying any heed.
“yes. “There are so many enchantments to learn and materials to handle.”
In fact, all magic had to be harsh, but the princess did not doubt Lee Han’s words.
In terms of rigorous training under other wizards, Lee Han was the most experienced.
When Lee Han said something like that, I thought, ‘That might really be true.’
“All right.”
The princess stopped glaring at Fuyao and lowered her head to look at the ingredients on the table.
Lee Han heaved a sigh of relief and urged on to the next task.
“I’m glad you understand. ruler. Then, please draw a magic circle on all the pieces of paper here. “I will confirm it while applying magical power.”
“… … ”
When Lee Han asked her to engrave a magic circle on the pile of paper that was almost up to her forehead, the princess felt a sense of despair for the first time in her life.
“Magic power… ”
“Magic power?”
“… You don’t lack magical power… ”
Engraving a magic circle required a tremendous amount of concentration, but checking it while infusing magic into the magic circle was also quite difficult.
In particular, the latter consumed a lot of horsepower.
There was a hint of earnestness in Aden Arth’s eyes as he looked at Lee Han.
“ah. You mean my magic power? I’m fine. Let’s work.”
“… … ”
The princess thought silently as she laid out a piece of paper and drew a magic circle with various inks and powders.
I have met many people in the empire, but I have never met someone as unpredictable as the boy from the Wardanaz family next to me.
* * *
After working with little sleep for about three days, Puyo seemed somewhat satisfied.
“Everyone worked hard. The urgent matter has been taken care of. Go back and get some rest. “I’ll call you next time I work.”
Of course, the two couldn’t go back right away.
I had to hold back a yawn from exhaustion and focus on the mysterious wand task.
After investing half a day, the two were able to complete a fairly decent walking stick.
The princess handed the cane to Lee Han with a careful hand. She then waited nervously.
“… I think this is okay. Then let’s go back haha… ”
bang!
Before Lee Han finished speaking, the chair the princess was sitting on flew backwards.
It was because the princess stood up too quickly.
“… … ”
Without saying a word, the princess grabbed the chair and lifted it up.
“Thank you for your effort.”
“Ah, the princess, thank you for your hard work too.”
The princess quickly passed through the door of the workshop, fearing that someone might catch her.
When Lee Han saw that, he became anxious.
‘It doesn’t mean I won’t come next time.’
If the princess did not come, Lee Han had to do all the work alone. That was something he could never tolerate.
Lee Han promised that if something like that happened, he would at least visit the mansion and bring her there.
“Are we going now?”
“!”
Li Han got goosebumps when he heard Fu Yao’s voice from behind him.
Of course, I didn’t think he would catch me after saying ‘It’s over, go rest’ earlier.
But aren’t all enchantment wizards crazy?
Crazy people quickly forget what they originally said.
“I guess I made him do too much work. “I’m sorry.”
Puyao seemed to have noticed that Li Han had stopped and said with a wry smile.
“I don’t know how to teach with moderation. “I learned this too.”
‘Someone has to break this chain of hatred.’
Li Han was truly saddened by Fu Yao’s words.
Aren’t the people who learned under Puyao going to make victims like that again?
“But I can say with certainty whether these tasks are helpful. “How is it?”
“I definitely learned a lot.”
This is not an empty remark; I really learned a lot while working at Puyo’s workshop.
Before casting an enchantment, a method of grooming the target to match the flow of magical power as much as possible to maximize the effect.
How to engrave various 1-2 circle spells on scrolls and apply them to items.
It was impossible not to gain experience as I had to try everything on my own that had been covered in theory at school.
Normally, I should have been thrilled and proud of my own growth, but I was too tired to do that.
“okay. In the end, an enchantment wizard’s skills increase with experience. No matter how talented you are, if you don’t train yourself, it will be difficult to reveal that light.”
“That is correct. Then I… ”
“I heard that they made a separate wand after it was finished.”
Lee Han regretted sending the princess away first.
If he had stopped it, Lee Han could have left the princess as a sacrifice and left first.
“yes.”
“It’s good to practice, but it will be difficult to make a good wand at your current level.”
“yes. I know.”
There was not a hint of arrogance in Lee Han’s attitude.
It was a rare humility for a wizard born with such talent.
Fuyao, who saw that, thought that he was worrying for nothing.
‘You said something pointless.’
“okay. If you know it, there is no problem with practicing. however… “Is that wand perhaps a gift from the tree spirit?”
“ah. you’re right.”
Lee Han nodded.
Magic school students are basically allowed to use only the wands provided by the school.
Immediately, no clothing from outside was allowed to be brought in, and there was no way that a cane would be an exception.
However, if it was obtained or made directly within the school, permission was given. That was the reason why Lee Han was able to use the tree spirit’s staff.
“I received it from the oak tree spirit in the mountains inside Einrogard.”
“That’s great.”
Puyao smiled benevolently. It was the smile of a craftsman that is rarely seen in a workshop.
As a half-breed tree spirit, Puyao had a keen sense of what kind of staff Li Han’s staff was.
The spirit’s unique vitality resonated with the magic power of its owner, the wizard, and was intensely amplified.
Although the owner didn’t seem to notice it yet, there was a high possibility that that wand would reveal fragments of its extraordinary vitality several times.
“Have you ever used earth or plant types of elemental magic?”
“I’ve had it a few times, but I haven’t used it most of the time.”
“Right. “You probably haven’t learned healing magic since you’re still a freshman.”
Puyo was about to ask whether he had ever learned any healing magic that directly utilized life force.
Come to think of it, if you’re a freshman, you probably haven’t even learned basic healing magic yet.
“It’s a good cane. “I can feel the spirit in the staff following its owner.”
“No, is that really true?”
“… Is that really that surprising? “Has the wand ever rejected you?”
“All the spirits I met avoided me… ”
“… … ”
Instead of trying to explain Lee Han’s wounds with an additional explanation, Puyao changed the topic.
“But what kind of gem is the gemstone embedded at the tip of the wand? Frost elemental? No, it’s a bit strange for a frost elemental. what?”
As Fuyao looked at the gemstone carefully, he felt that he was becoming more and more confused.
Since it was a freshman’s wand, I thought it might be a low-level cold spirit, but seeing that its energy was rough and rogue, it was far from a spirit.
‘Was there a monster like this among the monsters that wield cold or frost?’
“I don’t know. “Can you tell me?”
“Frost Giant… ”
“aha. I didn’t think of that. … Wait, frost giants wouldn’t give signs like this, right?”
“… “This is a stone I received from the king of .”
“… … ”
* * *
Because of the frost giant king, Lee Han had to explain for about an hour more instead of returning to the mansion even though he was tired.
Puyo, who heard the amazing and mysterious story that happened inside Einrogard, asked the first question he had.
“Why did you, a first-year student, have to face the king of the frost giants?”
“… “There is a story there that cannot be told.”
Lee Han changed the topic.
Seeing Lee Han’s sad expression, Puyao did not ask any more questions.
“This stone is spreading cold air. If it weren’t for the vitality of the staff itself, it might have been a bit dangerous… ”
Li Han flinched at Fu Yao’s words.
Are you saying you just left something so dangerous in there?
‘no. Why should professors warn someone if they see it? ?’
It was absurd to just ignore it because it was well-balanced.
Especially in the case of Professor Boladi, you must have seen it up close!
“Is it very dangerous?”
“It’s okay now. However, in case something unexpected happens, it would be a good idea to install a safety device by adding other gems nearby. If it’s okay, I’ll do it. “It was fate that we ended up working together like this.”
“!”
Lee Han was touched by the favor of the granting wizard.
‘As expected, bestowing wizards are loyal people!’
“The best way is to amplify the flame energy and suppress it… ”
“Sleep, please wait a moment.”
Lee Han spoke quickly.
Adding the energy of flame to the wand was something that could not be ignored.