Episode 743
âUgh. Seniors.â
Lee Han, who entered the tower, was surprised to see a familiar face.
Ileg, a spectacled bear beastman student from the Chagla family, was waiting for Lee Han with a gentle expression.
Of course, Lee Han was not fooled by the gentle and kind demeanor of the man in front of him.
I still vividly remember the strength that this priest showed me at the library club last time.
âWardanaz. nice to meet. How are you doing at school? âAre you not overworking yourself?â
âIt seems like things are going okay. âOverwork⦠umâ¦â
Lee Han hesitated.
This was because it was difficult to conscientiously say that I was not overworking myself.
âBy the way, are you also interested in music magic?â
âokay. âIâm very interested in some features of music magic.â
âMusic magic is probably not as efficient as other primitive magic.â
âBut it has irreplaceable advantages.â
Ileg said with sparkling eyes.
As a 5th grade student, Ileg did not easily give up his interest even if there was no immediate efficiency or results.
This library club student was interested in the spatial control element of musical magic.
It was quite attractive to cast magic on the area itself without using words, unique worlds, or various anti-magic spells.
âOf course, the sheet music is limited as it has almost been used in practice, and its effectiveness will be weak as no efficiency studies have been conducted⦠Thatâs why I prepared this tower. âThe power of this tower will amplify the magic.â
Ileg pointed at the with his huge, muscled arm.
While studying music magic this semester, Ileg planned to restore some actual scores and use those scores to cast musical magic on several places in Einrogard.
The ultimate goal is to recreate the magic of music that lasts semi-permanently!
âoh.â
Lee Han became a little intrigued when he heard the muscular seniorâs words.
Certainly, as my 5th grade senior organized things systematically and set goals, I started to see things a little more clearly.
I thought music magic was too limited and limited, but if I restored the scores and improved efficiency as Ileg said, I could really apply the effect to the desired location.
âhmm. If you can⦠First, a stamina recovery effect in the personal lounge. One concentrated effect in the 2nd grade common lounge. no. That wonât be enough. I guess I should add some curse music that makes you suffer if you do anything else. One intelligence increase effect on the base. There is growth in the hutâ¦â
âWardanaz. I heard you know how to play a musical magic. âCan you please show me?â
Even if he didnât know how to play music magic, if a senior as big as Ileg had told him, Lee Han would have learned magic on the spot.
And fortunately, Lee Han had one musical magic he had mastered.
âThere is, but the song is a little strange. The effect also amplifies dark elementsâ¦â
âWardanaz! âThat alone is amazing enough.â
It wasnât because Ileg was nice, but other students who were interested in music magic also nodded in agreement.
As music magic now needs to be built from the ground up, just knowing how to cast a complete magic like Lee Han was of great help to the students.
The bard Ipadur also seemed to think so and encouraged Lee Han.
âWardanaz student. There are no strange songs in the Empire. âWhether it is a concerto, a satire, a symphony, or a rhapsody, a song is beautiful in itself.â
After receiving encouragement from his seniors and the bard, Lee Han realized that he had made a mistake.
âokay. Thatâs true.â
The music magic that Lee Han practiced during winter vacation may sound a little strange, but it was good enough magic.
Effects that amplify the dark element and change the properties of the area may be necessary.
â¦mainly limited to black magic, but anyway.
âThen letâs give it a try.â
Lee Han took out his violin to repay the warm support. And then they started playing a hymn.
âPraise the sacrifice of the new students, wizardsâ¦â ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
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âWhat did your senior see? I saw the devils of hell and their demons walking aroundâ¦â
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The lyrics were so unusual that students couldnât focus on the changes happening around them.
Even though the lights were brightly lit, the surroundings became dark and the concentration of dark elements became increasingly dense.
But the students still whispered about the lyrics.
âWhat on earth are those lyrics? It sounds like music from the Three Kingdoms eraâ¦â
âWere there Einroguards back then?â
âThere must have been a building? no. âRather than that, are they all experiences?â
âNo way⦠probably not. âUnless youâre the most unlucky person in the empireâ¦â
Lee Han, who finished playing, said in admiration that the dark element in the room had been amplified and that this effect did not easily disappear.
âThe effect of the tower is truly amazing! âI had no idea it would last like this.â
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
âSeniors?â
Ileg, who was the first to come to his senses, began clapping loudly.
Then he winked at the other students at the same time.
Clap clap clap clap!
âIt was a touching song!â
âI can definitely prove the effectiveness of music magic!â
âWardanaz I am so happy to have a junior like you!â
Questions about the lyrics were put to rest and the seniors quickly praised the juniors.
Lee Han bowed his head in pride.
âthank you. âI didnât expect you to praise me like this.â
âThen shall we all practice together?â
Ileg said while looking at the students.
The best way to learn magic was to try casting it yourself.
Luckily, a junior here has completed a sheet music, so it will be even better for practicing.
âexcuse me. Junior.â
âyes?â
âHere in these lyricsâ¦â
âIs the song strange as expected?â
âno! no! Thatâs absolutely not the case! Iâm just curious about the meaning of the lyrics! What does the lyric âI saw the devils of hell walking aroundâ mean?â
âThat was something I experienced last yearâ¦â
ââ¦â¦â
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* -Wizardsâ¦
âOh. âYouâre singing.â
âIs music magic practical?â
âI do not know either. However, I think it would be quite possible if Senior Ileg decided to research it.â
The Mason Club students, who were about to return after finishing the cleanup, unknowingly stopped and listened to the music flowing from beneath the .
When I thought about it, this kind of cultured luxury was truly a luxury that was difficult to enjoy in Einrogard.
They say you can only listen to magically recorded music outside, but who would do that inside here?
âGoodâ¦â
âIf itâs okay later, Iâd like to ask you to play the Lich Suppression Overture. âI like that song.â
âItâs a good opera. âThe lesson of subduing the lich is also good.â
-What did your senior see? I saw the demons of hell and their demons walking aroundâ¦
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â???â
The Mason Club students were intoxicated with the song, but belatedly noticed the lyrics and looked up.
Darkness shimmered ominously from the window above the Tower of Echoes.
ââ¦Shall we go back?â
âOK.â
When I thought about it, no matter how good the music was, it didnât seem like a wise move to hang around a workshop where magic research was being conducted.
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âI never thought there would be such success from the beginning.â
The students who gathered for the music magic were happy with flushed faces.
At first, it felt awkward because the lyrics were unfamiliar, but as I continued to practice, the unfamiliarity disappeared. Rather, it was a lyric that any student of Einrogard could relate to.
âthanks. Wardanaz. âI need to practice regularly!â
âI need to tell my other friends too. The effect may be weak, but the song alone will be enough to impress you.â
âIâm glad you say that.â
Lee Han felt joy welling up deep inside his heart when all his seniors liked the song.
Maybe this was how an artist felt.
âI thought the lyrics were a little strange, but I guess theyâre okay.â
âruler. everyone. Would you like to gather here?â
Ileg pointed to the bookshelves as he poured hot cocoa from a kettle for the students who gathered for musical magic even on the weekend.
The bookshelf was filled with so many old books and sheet music that it was hard to guess the year.
âThese are music magic scores I collected from the library. There are not many that are complete and will need to be restored, but there are still a few that are in good condition that can be used right away. Ipadur here will help you play and sing this score.â
The studentsâ eyes sparkled with curiosity and anticipation as their senior spoke.
As everyone was interested in music magic and gathered to learn and use it, they couldnât help but be curious about the accumulated sheet music.
âMr. Ipadur.â
âhmm.â
The old turtle bard nodded and stood up. Then, he took out sheet music one by one that was in good condition and began to read it.
â seems to be a song that uses the pan flute. I think it will probably have an effect related to the water element⦠but the difficulty level of playing it would be intermediate.â
In musical magic, performance was as important as the magicâs movements, and naturally, for magic with higher performance difficulty, the difficulty level increased accordingly.
The students listened carefully, assessing which instruments they knew how to play well and how difficult they were to play.
âNext is . Itâs a song that uses drums, so I donât think it would go well with anything other than a percussion instrument. Wouldnât it be effective in battleâ¦â
âI want to try learning it!â
One of the seniors raised his hand and shouted.
Then Ileg shook his head.
âI will choose songs in a different way.â
âyes? how?â
Ileg took out a swallow made of folded paper as if he had been waiting.
The students were embarrassed by that sight.
âAre we going to do this by drawing lots?â
âokay. Otherwise, I think people will only flock to popular songs. âWouldnât it be best to practice as diversely as possible to keep records?â
Lee Han tilted his head.
Of course, from the perspective of researching music magic, it was advantageous to secure information by covering it as broadly as possible.
It was important to collect information such as which scores were good, which scores were not so good, and which had special effects.
However, the students who gathered to learn the magic of music each have a limited number of instruments to play and a set number of songs to sing well.
If itâs a type of music youâve never dealt with before, wonât it take more time to practice?
âIf the song doesnât fit, wonât it take too much time to practice?â
âyes. âSenior Ileg as well.â
Another senior next to Lee Han nodded and agreed. Everyone seemed to have similar thoughts, so words came out one after another.
âThis is just increasing the level of difficulty, which is already high.â
âItâs only possible in a limited way inside the tower.â
The seniors, who had been chatting to some extent, seemed to have reached a consensus and sang Ileg together.
âSeniors!â
âWhy are you doing that?â
Lee Han was a little nervous even though it wasnât his call.
How will senior Ileg react to his juniorsâ rebellion?
âPlease proceed quickly! âIâd like to see the score weâll play!â
âokay! âWait.â
Ileg smiled and started shuffling the lots.
When Lee Han, who did not understand the conversation just now, looked at him in confusion, the seniors spoke calmly.
âYou canât disobey Senior Ilegâs words.â
âOkay. Itâs okay if we just complain to each other in moderation.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han was so impressed by his seniorsâ excellent management skills that he was at a loss for words.