Pop!
Another quill broke. Lee Han raised his head and hesitated.
âThere are many subjects to study.â
In fact, as if the other friends were worried, Lee Han said, âHow did I end up like this?â I was not tormented by despair and frustration.
Lee Hanâs spirit was too hard and firm to be shaken by such a thing.
A personality that prepares by reading even one more letter at the time of regret.
â¦but even taking that into account, there were many.
Need helpâ¦
â?â
Lee Han raised his head.
All of my friends were busy studying in the break room. Guyando was also reading a book while eating a custard pie.
who was talking?
grow. Boyâ¦
It was a helmet, surprisingly, that spoke.
The helmet I picked up from the underground dungeon!
âWas it an ego artifact?â
Items created by excellent wizards also possessed consciousness and intelligence on their own.
If the wizardâs level was truly outstanding, it was possible to create artifacts that were wiser than humans.
âI didnât know it was an ego artifact.â
Lee Han put down the quill.
Originally, I was going to open it carefully after the exam, but I couldnât ignore it when he talked to me like that.
âWhat is your name?â
I am the helmet of wisdom.
âRight. The Helm of Wisdomâ¦â
Lee Han grabbed his staff under the table.
Just because the opponent was an artifact, I never intended to be vigilant.
Isnât that the guy from the underground dungeon?
Besides, the dungeon was managed by Professor Voladi, and the magic school where the dungeon was located was managed by the headmaster of the skeleton⦠I
had to be suspicious of it unconditionally.
âDoes it have anything to do with Osu Gonadaltes or Voladi Baegrek?â
no. I am not a pitch made by the headmaster. A helmet made externally. Decades ago, a student sneaked me in for an exam.
âRight. Of course, Iâm not saying I completely believe you.â
â¦â¦
The Helm of Wisdom was bewildered.
Itâs not like heâs been lied to all his life, so why is a young guy so suspicious?
âSo what are your skills?â
As the name suggests, I am the Helm of Wisdom. Inside of me are the knowledge left by the masters who came before me.
ââ¦!â
Lee Hanâs eyes widened.
The knowledge left by the masters who came first remains.
As a student at the Magic School, that information was of great value.
How hard they struggled to find information like how to get out or hidden spaces in the school.
Even if you only get a few of those thingsâ¦
âCome on. Ready. tell me everything!â
Lee Han quickly took out a new piece of paper and shouted. At first, I thought of enemies as soon as I shut up.
Calm down. Boy⦠Iâm not a pitcher that works that way.
âthen?â
I can answer questions once a month. I can answer anything by using the knowledge accumulated within me.
âIs it possible to predict midterm exam questions?â
Thatâs impossible.
âThen isnât it anything?â
â¦Of all the owners Iâve met, boy, you seem to be the most picky. I am not an all-rounder.
Helm was embarrassed and answered.
âI seeâ¦â
Lee Han had a rough idea of what kind of helmet this helmet of wisdom was.
This was an artifact a bit like the spirit Perkuntra.
If you expect too much, you may be rather disappointed.
âIâll have to decide the question well.â
If I asked the wrong question, I could waste a possible question once a month.
âIs there any way to blackmail Osu Gonadaltes?â
Iâll just try to predict midterm problems. I could be quite wrong, butâ¦
âNo. I was just asking.â
Lee Han wiped the helmet well with a cloth and set it aside.
It wasnât that it was useless, but it was an awkward item.
âIf itâs an Ego Artifact, it will be quite expensive. Should I take it out and sell it?â
Wait a minute, is this the end? Why the questionâ¦
âIâll ask you later if I remember.â
The Helm of Wisdom was perplexed.
There was no student like this among the students at the magic school who had ever caught a pitch.
The wizard who created the Helm of Wisdom placed two spells on it.
One is to periodically answer the ownerâs questions.
The other is to keep trying to be wise.
If knowledge was accumulated while constantly wandering the world and changing owners, wouldnât it be possible to create a helmet that is more clever than the wizard himself?
It was an artifact created for that very purpose.
The nameless wizard had died of old age before, but the Helm of Wisdom was still running around.
âI shouldnât be like this.â
The Helm of Wisdom grew impatient.
There was a phenomenon that the wizard who created it did not expect, and that was that the helmet of wisdom tried to manipulate the owner.
What must the pitcher do to keep getting wiser?
I had to keep looking for new things that Helm didnât know.
To do so, the more the owner relied on the helmet, the better. I will go to find new things to move and experience as pitch tells me.
And until now, all owners have relied on helmets.
The students admired and worshiped the helmet every time it answered a question.
-I see⦠This has everything I want written on it! Helm of Wisdom Thanks!
-It wasnât too difficult⦠I think you should study fire magic a bit more.
-You think so?
-then! Now how about exploring the lava fields underground in the mountains?
â It looks a bit dangerous there.
-Youâll be fine!
Of course, this dependent relationship did not end well.
The students would only realize that the Helm of Wisdom had manipulated them only after being stabbed in the back of the head.
Naturally, by that time, the helmet had also abandoned its old owner. I need to find a new owner.
But this time, the new owner who picked up the helmet did something strange.
As if he wasnât interestedâ¦
âIt must be an illusion. Heâll be talking to me soon to get something out of me!â
However, Lee Han threw his pitcher in the corner of his private room and soon forgot about it as he concentrated on his studies.
* * *
Thirteen, a crow-beast, a fourth-year student at the Magic School, took out a potion from the inside of his coat, holding back a yawn.
âItâs not good to keep using sleep prevention potion⦠Itâs not goodâ¦â
But what can I do?
The drowsiness in front of my eyes must be driven away.
âCoke. Coke. Are you here?â
âProfessor, are you here?â
Diret bowed her head politely.
The two were not an ordinary professor-student relationship.
Diret is a kind of master-pupil relationship majoring in black magic under Professor Mortum.
âBut can I really help? Arenât you going to the punishment room?â
âCoke. Permission granted.â
Originally, there was only one reason why 4th graders, who had nothing to do anywhere near 1st graders, were doing this here.
It was to help Professor Mortum with his black magic midterm exam.
Professors who excel in education create their own tests and grade them on their own, but not all professors excel.
Then, now outstanding disciples had to step up instead.
Disciples like Diret.
âCoke. take this.â
Professor Mortum held out a heavy bag of silver coins and a reagent box.
It was the reward Diret received in return for participating in this midterm exam.
By the time he was in his fourth year, the amount of money spent on his own magic research was beyond imagination.
Helping a professor with his work was a pretty daunting task even for a senior like Diret.
âthank you.â
Diret took a bag of silver coins.
âCoke. You canât open your mouth in front of first-year students.â
âyes.â
âYou canât even look away. A signal or magical transfer that can be the code for any glance or gesture⦠Coke. Anyway, everything else doesnât work. Be still like a stone statue.â
ââ¦Maybe it would have been better if the professor did itâ¦â
Diret already regretted it.
Did you come out to help?
âIs the poison ready?â
âyes. By the way, professor. Do you remember that the first graders havenât learned to read poison yet?â
âCoke. Of course. Why are you asking?â
âitâs nothing.â
Dereth smiled kindly.
As was the case in his freshman year, Professor Mortum was a creative wizard who enjoyed out-of-the-box ideas.
He was so inventive that students used to bring things they hadnât learned to the test.
-professor. Iâve been curious since I was in first grade⦠Can I ask why I keep appearing on tests when I obviously donât remember learning?
â Of course, you should know what you learned from Coke. A studentâs real skill comes out when he solves things he doesnât know.
-â¦aha!
If I had known this in advance in my freshman year, I might have changed my major in black magic⦠but
it was already too late.
âBrothers. Forgive me.â
Diret prepared poison.
First graders who are interested in black magic will now experience the black magic field they have not learned as a test.
Tak-Tak!
Professor Garcia approached from afar. With a swing of the wand, the classrooms in the hallway changed their appearance.
Dereth greeted politely with a look of respect.
âhello. professor.â
âGood morning. Miss Diet. Itâs a lot of trouble.â
âno.â
Diret turned her gaze to the classrooms.
Like a lecture that was interested in listening to the various magics of the empire, the space for taking the test was also divided.
Classrooms for exams in black magic Classrooms for exams in summoning magic and so on.
Professor Garcia said after greeting the other professors.
âWhen the students arrive, I will tell them to take the exams in the order they want.â
âCoke. Please do so. Professor Garcia.â
âPlease take into account that some students may arrive late because they are taking other exams.â
âAll right.â
Diret said that and stood up from her seat.
âIs there such a student?â
One was average, and two were the best students in their grade.
With threeâ¦
he was crazy.
* * *
â!â Lee Han, who entered the black magic classroom with Gainando, was surprised by the first person he saw.
âCoke. This is my student Diret.â
âHello, senior!â
Gainando cautiously greeted them. Dereth didnât even look him in the eye.
Gainando said to Lee Han with a hurt expression.
âI⦠are you saying that Iâm not good at black magic?â
âRather than that, I think itâs because of the principalâs school rules.â
â!â
Dereth was a little surprised.
I never thought a freshman in the first year would guess the situation like that before he even heard it.
âCoke. right. Originally, I shouldnât have even met you face to face, but I came specifically to help with this test.â
âThatâs right.â
Lee Han looked at Diret as if he was sorry.
I think the professor can do it alone, but to have a disciple
â¦
Diet was hopeless.
It was Dereth who had to put on a sad expression right now, not the freshman.
Andâ¦
âItâs a strange voice Iâve heard somewhere.â
The voice was quite familiar no matter where I had heard it.
Before the trouble continued, Professor Mortum coughed and opened his mouth.
âCoke. Then it would be better to start slowly.â
âyes! professor. Ready!â
Gainando grabbed the stick.
Whether itâs a curse or an undead summon, itâs what I practiced hard yesterday.
Gainandoâs expression overflowed with confidence as he abandoned other lectures and sold black magic.
âWhat can I do?â
âpoison.â
ââ¦yes?â
âCollock. This test is for Germany.â
ââ¦â¦â
Cainando looked at the professor with a mixture of various emotions, such as resentment, betrayal, and hurt.
However, Lee Han nodded without blinking an eye.
âAll right.â
âAre you a freshman?â