âWhat are you doing now?â
Lee Han carefully answered Professor Alcasisâ question.
âProfessor Verdus is asking for help.â
ââ¦what?â
âArtifact⦠production?â
ââ¦â¦â
Professor Arkasis looked out of the room as if he was dumbfounded, then looked at Lee Han once, then looked outside again.
and opened the door
Professor Verdus, who had been waiting with innocent eyes, looked up at the two as the door opened and tilted his head.
âuh? Professor Lagrinde! nice to meet you!â
âNice to meet you. ⦠So what are you doing?â
Professor Alcasisâ voice was as cold as ice.
Actually, rather than a question, it was closer to âdo you know what youâre doing?â
âAre you making artifacts?â
âIs this an artifact of low difficulty?â
Professor Alkasis tried to understand Professor Verdus as much as possible by gathering the last bits of faith.
If it was a practice artifact for the lower grades, it would have been natural to take Wodanaz to practice.
âItâs not? Itâs my research project.â
âYou mean the professorâs research project?â
âhuh!â
Professor Verdus nodded. Despite his racially cute appearance as a beaver beastman, Professor Verdus tended to provoke other peopleâs anger.
âAre your fists flying?â
Lee Han habitually looked at Professor Alkasisâ hand.
Usually, when other professors were dealing with Professor Verdus, it was easier to read their emotions if they touched their hands.
If itâs tight, it means that itâs about to be hit, and if the tendon is twitching, itâs still a little bit betterâ¦
Surprisingly, Professor Alcasis didnât move at all.
âDid you know that if an artifact is difficult enough for the professor to proceed with, there is a high possibility that a first-year student will have an accident while proceeding with it, and in that case, it will inevitably lead to injury?â
âYou just have to be careful! Heâs not good at magic, but heâs kind of meticulous, so heâll be fine!â
Lee Han put on a slightly hurt expression.
Except for Professor Verdus, he hadnât heard anywhere that he was bad at magic.
âAnd if you get hurt, you can treat it.â
âWhat if I canât heal in the treatment room?â
âShouldnât we call the healing wizards in the school and treat them?â
âIs that so? â¦hey. Go out for a while.â
Professor Arkasis pointed to the basilisk egg and gestured to Lee Han.
It meant to go outside for a while with eggs.
Professor Verdus tilted his head.
âCan I just take you with me when the conversation is over?â
âProfessor, stay for a while.â
Lee Han, who grasped the atmosphere, quickly packed the basilisk egg and closed the cabin door.
Despite the magic blocking the sound, it seemed that Professor Verdusâs screams could be heard faintly.
As Al trembled, Lee Han patted him as if he was okay.
âItâs because itâs Professor Verdus. You donât do that to other people.â
* * *
At the end of the conversation, Professor Verdus said in a downcast voice.
âYou donât have to help.â
âCould you speak more maturely?â
âIâve come to realize that asking a freshman to help create a professor-level artifact is not only dangerous, but it also puts too much pressure on the student.â
âGood job.â
Professor Arkassis nodded with a tired expression.
After wasting the little time he had left because of Professor Verdus, he suddenly felt depressed.
âIt would have been better than this even if I wasted the most trashy time in Einrogard.â
âprofessor. Some of this.â
Lee Han offered raspberry juice in a very polite manner.
It was juice made from raspberries harvested in the vicinity of Professor Wooregeolâs vegetable garden.
Professor Alkasis didnât understand why Lee Han suddenly gave him a look full of respect, but he accepted the studentâs favor.
âthanks. If Professor Verdus says anything strange, tell me.â
âProfessor is the best professor in Einrogard.â
âDonât be unnecessarily flattering. Itâs not a good practice for a wizard.â
After Professor Arkassis left, Professor Verdus grumbled. The basilisk egg wriggled as if it didnât want to hear it.
Lee Han pretended not to hear and said.
âCan I do something else?â
âWhat else? A new research project? omg. Do you have any thoughts?â
Lee Han smiled calmly as he asked a first-year student about his new research project idea.
âPreparation for the lecture.â
âAh⦠Lectureâ¦â
Professor Verdus showed an expression of blatant disapproval. Lee Han wanted to call Professor Alkasis back.
âI donât want to.â
âAre you the professor to say that confidently?â
âEven if you say that, you donât actually do it.â
His thoughts and words changed in an instant, and when he left, Lee Han was a little taken aback.
However, Professor Verdus was depressed and didnât seem to care much.
âI donât want to, but Gonadaltes is forcing me. Why should I?â
âWas it like that? â¦for a moment. Have you ever been invested in gold coins by the principal?â
âIt did?â
Lee Han looked at Professor Verdus with contempt. Professor Verdus didnât notice.
âAre you preparing for the lecture?â
âBecause I donât want to.â
âIâm calling the principal.â
ââ¦!!!â
Professor Verdus looked at Lee Han with the expression of an archmage betrayed by his apprentice.
I was so shocked that the distinctive beard of the beaver beast tribe trembled.
âLetâs get ready quickly.â
âOkayâ¦â
Professor Verdus, utterly demoralized, moved to get ready. The back of it looked kind of shabby.
âGood thing. The opponent is Professor Verdus.â
If it was another professor, I would have been hurt for no reason, but since the other professor was Professor Verdus, it didnât hurt at all.
Lee Han pushed Professor Verdusâ back and headed for the tower.
sex hall.
Professor Verdusâ workshop and tower.
When the professor arrived, he seemed to be bothered again and started preparing for the lecture again.
âHereâs a black cast iron ingot⦠and⦠a little bit of coal⦠again⦠a furnace and a bellows⦠I need blue charcoal⦠ah⦠thatâs annoying⦠something other than charcoal⦠â
Look for charcoal.â
Professor Verdus grumbled twice as he searched for charcoal.
âSo what lecture is this?â
âIâm going to shape-shift the iron ingot myself and refine it to make it good for making artifacts.â
An excellent endowment mage was not only good at magic, but also good at figuring out the properties of materials and manipulating their shapes.
One of the most representative methods of endowment magic was imprinting magic on a substance through a magic circle, and at this time, the shape or structure of the substance also affected the magic.
He was an excellent craftsman who made a structure suitable for the same armor from scratch so that he could draw out the maximum power of the magic circle to be engraved on it.
Of course it wasnât easy.
It was necessary to be able to figure out the magic circle to engrave, understand the principle of the magic circle, and calculate in advance what structure the equipment should be made.
Because I couldnât calculate it after making it.
Even after calculating, he now had to shape various magic materials in great detail, and he had to be good at conversion magic as well as various field work and craftsmanship.
Lee Han, who ripped off the list of preparations from Professor Verdus, rummaged here and there and brought the necessary items.
âBy the way, Professor. I know the professor has a high goal, but isnât it too difficult? Can first graders do this?â
âIs this a class for second graders?â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han tried to throw the preparation he was holding, but held back.
Why should Lee Han be the one to prepare for the 2nd year lecture?
âDo you want to prepare for the first year lecture?â
âWhy the hell do you like to prepare like that?â
âIt was just about doing the basics⦠no, thatâs okay. Just come find me quickly.â
* * *
The headmaster of the skull was disappointed with the search for the Death Knights, who did not produce any results.
âwhat? Did you get help from outsiders? There wonât be any outsiders involved.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Headmaster Skeleton was no amateur. All outsiders who had a relationship with the students had been checked in advance.
If there is anyone who helps to break out or go out without permission, we will visit the punishment room amicably.
â Could it have been a misunderstanding?
Instead of answering, the skeleton headmaster blocked the Death Knightâs mouth.
Death Knight, who was silenced just because he liked people, felt unfair.
Maybe you bought someone.
-Will some madman help you get in and out of Ein Lorgard? No matter how good the silver coin is, if it gets caughtâ¦
you donât know what the world is doing. Besides, he has a pretty wicked tongue. I can twist it enough.
Headmaster Skeleton believed that if Lee Han put his mind to it, he could easily fool a few nearby vendors.
With the wealth of the Wardanaj family and his own evil speech, it wouldnât be too difficult to trick one or two sloppy employees into renting a carriage.
Good good. Even if you donât get results right away, keep searching. Students are the ones who find gaps under pressure. really. Did the wizards leave well?
-yes. Even the last remaining wizards have left the village.
Werenât there horo bastards complaining?
-yes. Everyone was satisfied.
Headmaster Skeleton nodded.
If nothing else, the evaluation of the wizards who visited the school was quite important.
It was because even bad rumors circulated among the wizards of the empire, such as various invitation events, investment attraction research support, and so on.
It was a bonus to be called by the emperor and hear what he said.
These guys are very funny. When I showed Einrogardâs perfect education, he complained like that and threw a student away, so he became quiet with excitement!
â These are very funny guys.
okay. Anyway, theyâre gone⦠Are the knights still there?
-yes. As permitted, the knightsâ meeting on the weekendâ¦
It must be a meeting of brainless people. I allowed it, so I canât help it. Send the Death Knights to keep an eye on them. Donât let anyone sneak out and go to town or village.
The Death Knights nodded.
It was their role to monitor students for possible deviations.
After receiving a brief report, Headmaster Skeleton floated away and flew away.
It was always surprising to the students, but Principal Skeleton would regularly check the professorsâ educational curriculum.
I checked it, but it wasnât this much.
Whose turn is it?
â This is Professor Millay.
Millay is done. Heâs a good person to know.
â Then this is Professor Garcia.
Garcia was even worse. Itâs a problem because you work too hard. Even if you teach a little roughly, the students grow well.
â Next is Professor Verdus.
â¦letâs go check it out. I want to see that guy with my own two eyes.
Professor Verdus couldnât just go over even the skeleton headmaster, who was easily overlooked.
No matter how much they passed, there were still professors who had to see with their own two eyes.
The representative guy was Professor Verdus.
A bag of carnelian, a box of processed hawksbill, two bags of ice, a bag of ogre tendons, and throwing them to the students as soon as they were caught, saying, âMake an artifact out of this time and show it to meâ, so I couldnât let my guard down.
Headmaster Skeletonâs theory was that geniuses grow on their own even if left alone, but Professor Verdus always tried to cross that line, which was a problem.
â¦What?
â This is the classroom.
I didnât ask because I didnât know it was a classroom⦠I asked what that was.
-Arenât you ready?
is that guy??
The skeleton headmaster couldnât believe his eyes when he saw magic circles drawn as examples along with measured materials for each seat in the classroom.
Did Professor Verdus get kidnapped and other Einrogard enemies sneak in disguised?
-â¦Thatâs right. Itâs a bit strange.
little?
-Itâs very strange.
Before I could finish talking, Lee Han opened the door and entered the classroom.
Then, after looking around and checking the inside, I went outside.
Realizing what had happened, the Headmaster Skeleton was dumbfounded.
That guy is now preparing with his first year student?!
No matter how smart the student is, what would he do if he left the preparation of the lecture to a first-year student?
What if Iâm wrong?
-master.
why? what else?
-That⦠Itâs like preparing for a 2nd year lecture hereâ¦
â¦I canât do it. Call Bible.