âThen mercury⦠letâs deal with it.â
Professor Rji held back what he didnât want to do.
âWow⦠thank you.â
His disciple Lee Han also held back what he did not want to do.
A cabin where no one is happy. Professor Voladi alone was content.
* * *
Professor Voladi was not a talkative person.
But standards are relative.
In a secluded cabin with Professor Ihan Rjiâs egg status basilisk, Professor Voladi became one of the most talkative.
âTransformation magic is important to a battle mage.â
âyes.â
âAs I said last timeâ¦â
Professor Voladi explained how useful transformation magic is in battle.
Fast cast and low magic consumption.
It was much easier to stab opponents by transforming the bushes on the roadside into steel blades than strengthening defense and attack power individually with enchantment magic. The key to magic combat was its effectiveness.
And that wasnât all.
Transformation wizards who have risen to some level used to change surrounding objects into living things or transform themselves into monsters without using summoning magic.
Professor Voladi poured out a long line, asking to imagine all these realms.
Of course, he said it calmly, but it sounded like that to Lee Hanâs sullen ears.
âIf I can transform into a basilisk, will it be an extenuating factor if I accidentally swallow the professor?â
âBy the way, Professor. Isnât mercury toxic?â
âIt is.â
Being a transformation wizard did not create all the materials in the world at random.
Rather, the more transforming wizards, the more careful they were to learn the types of substances that could be poisonous.
If you unknowingly accidentally mutate the wrong substance and end up poisoning yourselfâ¦
âIâll have to learn how to handle itâ¦but Iâll definitely have to learn how to resist poison first.â
While answering Lee Hanâs words, Professor Leji suddenly had a good idea.
Handling mercury is also a law, but it was safe to learn poison resistance before learning it.
And the best way to learn poison resistance?
âPoison resistance is better for black magic than transformation magicâ¦â
âI learned poison resistance in the first semester. professor. Wodanaz is also taking courses in black magic.â
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
Professor Bollardiâs reply made Professor Rji and Lee Han sullen once again.
The atmosphere in the cabin became awkward. Even the basilisk egg seemed awkward.
âThen⦠letâs just learn⦠how to deal with mercury.â
Professor Rigi held back a sigh and said.
âThen please take care of me.â
â?â
When Professor Voladi stood up and said that, Lee Han looked away in surprise.
what?
âAre you going?â
âokay. I have work to do.â
âOhâ¦â
Lee Han disguised a false sadness. Professor Voladi nodded in understanding.
âDonât be impatient.â
âhaha. All right.â
Han Lee even saw off Professor Voladi as he left the cabin. After that, I felt a little relieved.
âfor a moment. Professor Voladi has a lot to do⦠I donât think thereâs much?â
Come to think of it, Professor Voladi must have only Lee Han as his student right now?
When an ominous future came to mind, Lee Han resolutely pushed it away. Perhaps it was because he had learned the Foresight Magic, but it felt like a strangely ominous future kept disturbing his mind.
âafter.â
When Lee Han let out a bitter sigh of relief, Professor Leji was slightly puzzled.
I couldnât understand why he let out a sigh of relief.
Isnât it the ambitious Wodanaj who has been aiming for more than the principalâs position since the first grade?
Why are you breathing such a sigh of relief?
âDid I see it wrong?â
Professor Rji thought so and took out a reagent from his pocket.
Iron sulfide was a metal that was easier to obtain and handle than mercury, but it was easily converted because it had good compatibility with mercury.
It was quite convenient for beginner conversion wizards to handle.
âOops. I left Hwang Hap-cheol behind.â
Lee Hanâs face brightened.
âIâll synthesize it nowâ¦â
Lee Hanâs face darkened.
When the same thing happened twice, Professor Leji couldnât believe it.
â¦no way?
âMercury conversion⦠you donât want to learn much, do you?â
âWhat do you mean, Professor? i want to learn Is the professor not in the mood to teach today? If thatâs the case, Iâll wait.â
An exemplary answer popped out as if he had been waiting for it.
But Professor Rigi was not fooled. That answer was the same as Professor Rizzieâs in response to the Headmaster Skeletonâs troublesome order.
-Professor Rji. I heard that some of the northern noble familiesâ territories are haunted by suspicious transformation wizards. Could you come visit me during vacation? this. I donât like the expression. Donât you really want to go?
â What are you talking about, principal? i want to go Maybe the principal doesnât want to let me go? If thatâs the case, Iâll understand.
â Thank you. come on well
-â¦â¦
The way people of the same kind recognize each other.
Professor Rji felt an intense intuition from his student that could not be explained logically.
â¦no way?
âLee Han-kun. Answer honestly⦠No, that doesnât make much sense. So letâs just listen. I want to skip the mercury transformation today.â
Lee Han didnât protest, saying, âWhat are you talking about when itâs not enough to focus on the path of magic right now?â
Instead, it was silent.
Convinced, Professor Rizzi was really surprised.
I never thought my partner would have a personality similar to mine!
Thenâ¦
the only culprit was the principal.
âoh my god. Youâre doing too much.â
I knew from the beginning that he was a person who pushed his students harshly, but to force them to listen to all schools of magic.
It was clear that Wodanaz was enduring the harsh process just because he was gifted, regardless of his will.
It was an amazing yet sad story.
âI misunderstood. I thought that Lee Han-gun wanted to become the lord of Ein Rogard as the principalâs successor.â
ââ¦yes???â
Lee Han tried not to answer for a while, but the answer came out inadvertently.
what the hell
âI donât want to do it, but other professors put so much pressure on me, so it must have been a lot of pain.â
âI donât know what youâre talking about. However, I am grateful to the professor for his concern.â
The two had a meaningful conversation. When Lee Han was happy, the basilisk egg wriggled with excitement.
* * *
When they heard that the festival was going to be held in Einrogard, the clumsy wizards were delighted.
Isnât it Ein Rogard, the enemy of Imperial magic?
Originally, it was a place you might never enter in your lifetime.
However, mages with wide feet or experienced wizards were very reluctant.
-Why in Ein Lorgard?
â I canât even breathe properly.
A good ordinary person who doesnât know anything would know, but the owner of Einrogard wasnât kind to other magicians.
It was easy if you think of the wizardâs workshop.
Originally, the wizardâs workshop was like a wizardâs territory, so there were quite a few precautions when visiting.
As it is full of all the secrets and mysteries studied by the magician, you should avoid anything suspicious as much as possible.
The more demanding the owner of the workshop, the stricter the rules.
And the owner of Ein Rogard was a damn picky archmage.
-Do not visit unauthorized places. Also, even if it is an object without an owner, neverâ¦
âOkay. Got it. okay.â
After hearing the Death Knightâs warning until he was sick of it, the warlock Kutang moved on in disgust.
âDid I come first for no reason?â
Nearby wizards interested in summoning magic were coming to Einrogard to participate in the festival, but among them, Kutang arrived one step sooner.
It was mostly because he was a black magician.
It was because it was annoying if we moved together with other wizards and talked on the street.
â My name is Tadingo and I am researching summoning magic. Iâve been learning magic for about seven years, and I learned it from a master from the Untara Guild.
-Nice to meet you! I am also Tadingo, who is researching summoning magic! I accidentally found a magic book and learned it on my own for about five years. By any chance, what is the name of the wizard?
-â¦My name is Kutang, who is researching black magic.
-â¦uh. hmm. oh.
â Black Black Magic! Iâve always been interested in black magic. Isnât that⦠great magic anyway?
Having awkward conversations with wizards who arenât usually interested in black magic only hurts.
Warlocks didnât avoid interacting with other wizards for nothing.
âIâll have to avoid contact until the festival starts.â
Kutan thought so and looked around in search of a deserted place.
The school was so vast that it seemed sufficient to wait in a suitable forest or mountain until it began.
Cooung-
â!â
Coutan was taken aback.
Surprisingly, the young students were controlling the golems in an empty lot in the corner of the forest.
âItâs really Einrogard! You look less than half my age, but I already have a golemâ¦!â
It was even more surprising to see him move the massive golem and do chores.
Among ordinary wizards, no one tried to do chores with golems. Why do chores with a pet that is hard to make and hard to control like a golem?
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âItâs training.â
It wasnât enough that he made a golem, and he even trained himself to move.
âsurprising!â
âItâs an outsider!!â
A student at the White Tiger Tower screamed in surprise at the muttering behind him.
Kutan was even more surprised by that appearance.
âJin calm down. You came in with permission! Hereâs the permit given by Prince Gonadaltesâ¦â
As the students of the White Tiger Tower rushed in and surrounded him in a circle, Kutan felt great pressure.
âWhy? donât you believe me? Did you find out that he was a warlock?â
Fearing that he might be attacked by the Ein Lorgard students, Kutan was nervous.
âMaybeâ¦â
â???â
âDo you have anything to eat?â
ââ¦â¦â
* * *
Kutang and the White Tiger Tower students quickly became friends. Coutan was slightly moved by the consideration of the students who did not forget their sense of humor to ease the tension of outsiders.
âYou can eat slowly. I understand your sincerity.â
The students of the White Tiger Tower ravenously devoured sweet food no matter what Kutang said. It was to the point of fighting to take away even the cream from a friendâs finger.
ââ¦do you starve at school?â
Without thinking he had gotten the point, Coutan asked a question.
âYou guys were controlling the golem earlierâ¦â
âKuhup.â
âOuch. Cough Cough.â
The White Tiger Tower students started coughing like crazy.
âUm⦠did you give this to me by controlling the golem well?â
âyes? no.â
âWhewâ¦â
âThank God.â
â??â
When the students of the White Tiger Tower brushed their chests, Kutang was taken aback.
what?
âIâd like to ask you a few questions about steering. Is it okay?â
âThatâs it.â
âSince we ate too, I want to answer you, but um.â
The White Tiger Tower students hesitated.
Wonât you tell me to spit it out?
âIt was another friend who controlled this.â
ââ¦yes? You mean you piloted it when you werenât there?â
âSo⦠I left the orderâ¦â
The White Tiger Tower students explained as best they could.
Originally, when manipulating golems, it was standard practice for a wizard to control them one by one, but once Wodanaz got the hang of it, he would order the golem to âdo it this farâ for simple tasks and then go to another place.
Upon hearing the explanation, Kutan was genuinely surprised.
âIt wasnât enough to make a golem, so they kept the order??â
Kutang was originally far from sociable, but there were exceptions.
The exception was when I saw something magically interesting.
âThank you. It was really fun.â
âWe ate really well too!â
After hearing Lee Hanâs name, Kutang moved forward thinking that he should tell this interesting story to the black magicians he knew.
And after a while, Lee Han returned.
âDid nothing happen?â
âA wizard who came from outside for a festival looked around for a while and left.â
âThere was nothing but that.â
âRight.â
For a moment, Lee Han was puzzled by the ominous creeping up.
âwhat?â
A situation where there is nothing strange about it.
âIsnât the principal plotting some strange plot?â