ââ¦â¦â
Hodlong silently wiped the coffee off his face with a handkerchief.
Iunrade, who spat the coffee he had been drinking in his superiorâs face, had nothing to say even with ten mouths.
âsorry! sorry!!â
âdone. itâs okay.â
After wiping off the coffee, Hodlong said with doubtful eyes.
âDid Gonadaltes do it for you?â
ââ¦no!!â
Having misunderstood that she would be strangled by the skeleton headmaster, Iunrade was frightened and denied it.
âWhy would you do that!?â
âThere are many reasons. Sprinkle coffee, make a mess, then steal my bag. Or do you attack while you are away for a while?â
Hodlong was a person who had a deep-rooted distrust of the magicians of Einrogard.
In fact, not only Hodrong, but most of the imperial officials didnât trust the magicians of Einrogard.
In the past, there had been some people who had visited Einrogard and got caught up in an unfortunate magical accident.
Prince Gonadaltes pleaded with tears that it was really a coincidence, but the officials did not believe it.
âOr maybe emotional retaliation.â
âno! Not really!â
âi get it. donât let me believe you But stay away.â
Hodron blatantly doubted his subordinate and gestured. Lee Unrade expressed regret with his whole body and stepped back.
âruler. Then letâs go.â
âyes? Where are you talking about?â
âYou must have just heard? You said that the Einrogard student caught the wanted criminal.â
âuh.â
It was only then that Unrade Lee remembered why he had spurted coffee.
It was because I heard so much nonsense.
âItâs a big deal!â
People in the city shouted, âEinrogard student caught the wanted criminal!â, but Iunrade was not fooled.
Wasnât Iunlade also from Ein Lorgard in the first place?
It was clear that people were probably mistaken.
At first, it was a cry of âEinrogard student is a wanted criminal!â, but as it spread from side to side, âWhat? It was changed to âEin Rogard student caught a wanted criminal?â.
âHo Hodron. Maybe itâs bullshit? The city is originally full of bullshit. Donât waste your time on this!â
Unrade Lee stopped her superior and lamented inwardly, wondering why she had to go this far.
In fact, if juniors take care of themselves, there is no problem!
âAre you saying that now? follow me I need to see what happened.â
âOh no⦠there are a lot of people and there might be pickpocketsâ¦â
Hodlong seemed to gain more confidence after seeing Iunradeâs hesitant attitude.
What is Ein Rogardâs student doing? I will check it out with my own two eyes!
* * *
âYou son of a bitch who peels off this skin and hangs it on a pole on the mountain peak where you salt it so that the crows can rip your flesh off you, you son of a bitch worse than a piece of broken rusty sword!â
âEven in this punishment room, you son of a bitch, Professor Verdus will be locked in the deepest basement and turned into stone that will rot forever, so you canât even blink your eyes!â
The captured Gardam was in tears and struggled with his hands. It was a struggle to escape by crawling on the floor.
He went through a series of battles and survived the fierce Incartan Rebellion, but all those experiences became useless in front of the fearsome existence of a real wizard.
The two wizards cursed and pulled the fallen Gardam.
âIf you try to escape just one more time, Iâll drill a few more air holes.â
âTo raise something that should have been surrendered like this. Are you still human? You have no idea how many students are suffering because of you!â
âI donât know, bastards!â
At the wizards talking incomprehensible things, Gardam let out a silent clamor.
I thought I had succeeded in escaping just when I broke through the main gate and consumed all the magic items to block the road.
â Get out of the way! Move!
Gardam ran, pushing and kicking the citizens who filled the main street.
The wall of these people will make sure that the chasing wizards donât use their magic.
â A basilisk has appeared Citizens of Granden! Iâm bound and have to move outside, so please get out of the way!
However, the wizards chased people as well as Gardam, moving them aside.
Besides, he did not hesitate to use magic. The magic flew fiercely.
-What if the wordanaz misses?
â It doesnât miss! Moradi. Iâll cast a strengthening spell on you, so get ready!
-Okay, side effect for a secondâ¦
Although he boasted that he wouldnât be pushed back if he was persistent, the two wizards relentlessly pursued Gardam, and pursued him again and again.
If you knock over a pile of fruit crates and block the way, you break the crate, if you fall into an alleyway, call a summoned beast to chase it, if you jump into a canal, blow cold magic until you freeze to death⦠Gardam himself thought he could escape this far
. I couldnât. It was the power of fear.
However, the will alone has its limits.
As his strength faded and his mana dissipated, the fatigue accumulated in his muscles rushed.
oops!
Gardam was bitten on the ankle by the leopard pet who jumped out from the side.
At the same time, Giselle cut off Gardamâs arms. The weapon he was holding flew away.
Lee Han, who was behind, fired a water octane and accurately fractured both of Gardamâs legs.
âHang Hangâ¦â
âYou son of a bitch who is worse than a broken, rusty sword that will peel off this skin and hang it on a pole on the peak of the mountain to be salted so that the crows can rip your flesh off!â
âEven in this punishment room, you son of a bitch, Professor Verdus will be locked in the deepest basement and turned into stone that will rot forever, so you canât even blink your eyes!â
Realizing that there was nowhere else to run, he tried to declare surrender, but the wizards who came this far werenât usually angry.
Gardam shouted to the citizens.
âhelp me! ask for help! Wizards flyâ¦â
Puck!
Lee Han cast silence magic on Gardamâs stomach and quickly explained to the people who came to watch.
âno. Citizens! This is a criminal with a bounty!â
âOh that guy!! Isnât that Gardam the âbleeding handâ!?â
âThatâs right!â
âphew.â
Lee Han and Giselle exchanged glances with each other and let out a sigh of relief.
If I didnât care, I could have been arrested by the city guards and went through an uncomfortable situation, but it was solved well because there was someone who knew Gardamâs face.
âBut who are you?â
âUh⦠We are adventurers belonging to the Adventurerâs Guild in Grand City. yes? Gubon?â
ââ¦Thatâs right.â
âWho is Gubon?â
Giselle did not understand the English language, but she guessed it right away.
There was nothing good about being caught here as a student.
âuh? Arenât you the wizard of Ein Rogard?â
âRight right! That shabby, unsightly frugal outfit. Even a stick! These are the magicians of Einrogard!â
âHow could a wandering wizard use magic like that?â
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han and Giselle exchanged glances in amazement.
Even though he covered all the patterns of Einrogard with his coat, he was suspected of being shabby and unattractive.
âWhat do we do?â
âTurn over. Wodanaz. Turn it over!â
ââ¦what a big deal? Youâre an Einrogard wizard! no!â
Lee Han shouted loudly.
âWe are adventurers who live on the ground and make the sky our blanketâ¦â
âYou look like nobles?â
âArenât you a noble?â
Seeing Lee Hanâs face, the people in the city asked with very suspicious eyes.
Lee Han burst into anger.
âBecause it is not! Sounds like a big day!â
âHa, but the faceâ¦â
âEveryone, donât judge people by their faces! This Mo⦠Gubon is a swordsman who looks pretty on the outside, but is evil and sinister on the inside, and can cut anyone who doesnât listen with a single sword!â
âThis bastardâ¦â
Giselle cried, but couldnât ruin the mood. He kept his mouth shut and nodded while glaring at people.
âoh. Wizard!â
Adventurer Gu Bon was passing by with his friends and greeted them when he saw a familiar face.
âWhat are you doing? Nice to meet you!â
âDo you know each other?â
âyes. That person is Mr. Wodanaz, the magician of Ein Lorgard.â
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
Giselle glared at Lee Han as if to kill her.
* * *
ââ¦not anyway.â
âYeah⦠what.â
âAll right.â
The gathered people hesitantly nodded their heads.
His expression was roughly like, âTheyâre magicians from Einrogard, but they donât seem to want to reveal it, so letâs respect them.â
Lee Han and Giselle became sullen.
âItâs ruined.â
âruined.â
I felt that the time left until the punishment room was rapidly decreasing.
Lee Han glared at the fallen Gardam as if to kill him. Gardam freaked out and hit his head on the ground.
âWill you turn this man over to the city guards?â
âIf itâs the wizardâs request, Iâll do it no matter what. But are you really okay? Itâs what the wizard didâ¦â
ââ¦Itâs done.â
Lee Han waved his hand and smiled sadly.
The smile seemed to say that worldly fame and riches were insignificant in the wizardâs way.
The people present were deeply moved as if it were their own work.
âMoradi. Letâs go buy something.â
ââ¦OK. I canât help it.â
Giselle sighed lightly and accepted reality.
Now that things have turned out like this, swearing at Wardanaj wonât change anything.
I have no choice but to be prepared to get caught, buy something and go back as soon as possible.
âfor a moment. Wodanaz. I didnât stop by the mansion, but the money?â
âCould you take the silver coin I deposited with you the other day? thank you.â
Lee Han returned the silver coin he had left with Gu Bon.
âI left the next silver coin at the wand maker, so letâs go there and spend it.â
âAre you crazy?â
âWhy are you cursing?â
* * *
Arriving late, Hodlong ordered Iunrade to stay still and then grasped the situation.
The dignified citizens of Granden provided highly credible testimonies to Hodron who worked for the empire.
âSo, when the mercenary threatens to free the basilisk, the wizard takes it and holds it tightly in his hand?â
âher!â
âNo matter how relentlessly they pursued them, even the enemies of the family would not have pursued them like that.â
âWhy do you think you pursued it like that?â
âIsnât there only one! When he saw that mercenary full of vices smashing and knocking over citizensâ goods, he was enraged!â
âher!â
Hodlong exclaimed in disbelief and checked the testimony several times, but a similar story came out.
âSo youâre a first-year student?â
âThatâs right.â
Gu Bon answered with sincerity.
Then, the dignified citizens of Granden nearby looked at Gu Bon unreliably.
âArenât you mistaken?â
âYou know what adventurers brag about.â
âIt didnât look like a freshman to me. I know a little bit about magic, but I feel like a third grader.â
âOh no⦠First grade is right! I mean, we worked together!â
Gubon shouted in anger, but it had the opposite effect on the citizens of Granden.
âunder!â
âI guess so.â
âHave I ever told you that I actually had an audience with the Emperor when I was young? That big and beautifulâ¦â
âYes, yes. Iâm actually the bastard of the countâs family.â
ââ¦â¦â
Gubon trembled in shame.
What was even more unfair was that if another adventurer had said something like that, he would have been treated like âwhat kind of crazy bullshit are you talking aboutâ.
Whether or not the people in the city did it, Hodlong recorded all the testimony and turned his gaze to his subordinates in admiration.
âMaybe there is hope for Einrogard as well.â
âunder! How could that be!â
ââ¦â¦â
âSorry. Reflexivelyâ¦Iâm really sorry.â