Episode 760
âItâs just a minor ownership dispute!â
Who owns Einrogardâs items?
Perhaps this difficult question was a question that Einroguard wizards would have to deal with forever.
An anonymous lich would claim, âIt belongs to the headmaster,â an anonymous troll half-blood professor would claim, âIsnât it belonging to someone who cared for it?â and radical students would claim, âIt belongs to someone who needs it,â but there is still no definitive answer. didnât
And usually the rules changed flexibly depending on the situation.
-for a moment. I took over the alleyway here. If you want to pass by, pay the toll.
-Youâre crazy. Are the White Tiger Tower guys from bandits, not knights? Attack!
-for a moment. I took over the alleyway here. We are repairing collapsed passageways and removing traps that appear periodically. If you want to pass by, pay the toll.
â Honorable White Tiger Tower student. Thank you for your hard work. I will pay the toll here.
Depending on the other studentâs contribution or cause, ownership is also recognized to some extent.
However, this mushroom cultivation field was a place where ownership was quite complicated.
More than ten years ago, a senior accidentally discovered this community where mushrooms were growing on their ownâ¦
-I found my friendsâ mushroom field!
-Are there any cloud mushrooms?
-okay! Now there is no need to enter the Mist Mountain anymore!
-for a moment. If itâs a field like that, someone else might try to take it over.
-Letâs work together to protect it. This mushroom field is ours!
A few years later, as my seniors graduated, I took over and shared it with my juniorsâ¦
-I was the one who helped my seniors the most with their work. I have to have the biggest area!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
-Youâre talking nonsense. Who took care of the mushrooms the most?
-It grows even if you leave it alone, so why take care of it? Donât talk nonsense and share equally!
The area that had been inherited became complicated and conflict arose.
-From here to here is my territory!
-What are you talking about? It says not here.
-Forgery?! This bastard. You faked it!
-Hey, let me ask you something. I bought the rights to the mushroom cultivation field here for twelve gold coins⦠but
after a series of forgery, theft, and fights, the mushroom cultivation field has now become a strange land with multiple owners.
âIs there a place like that?â
âI heard there are a lot of places like that in Einrogard?â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han, who returned to the bottom of the bank where his friends were waiting, was taken aback by Yonerâs words.
âI canât help it. âI have to brush it off.â
âI thought you would say that. Wardanaz.â
Lee Han was slightly worried about whether he should have an honest conversation with Priest Siana later.
âYouâre probably thinking of me like the seniors in the location transfer club, right?â
When he had no choice, he moved things for the purpose of making a living, and never because he enjoyed it.
â¦maybe.
âMaybe it would be better to wait until night?â
âThatâs the problem.â
â?â
âYou started teaching alchemy, right? Everyone is in the midst of gathering materials to use for the semester.â
âyes.â
âThe seniors know that too, so I think theyâll stick around there for a while.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lee Han stuck his head above the embankment and checked again.
There were traces of preparations for camping, including various sleeping bags, rolling around the seniors. It was a preparation that would likely take a few more days.
âI didnât want to attack my seniors⦠but Iâm worried about what to do to avoid getting caught.â
âDonât you usually first think about whether you can win?â
Yoner was taken aback by his friendâs plan, assuming that he would win.
* * *
Professor Mortum chuckled and gestured.
âYou may open the door.â
Creak â
The door of the bone carriage that had just landed in the Spire Stables opened, and a cackling wizard walked out.
The wizard looked sick and exhausted, like Professor Mortum.
The only difference is that Professor Mortum is shorter and this wizard is taller.
âYou still donât look well. Professor Tashwaan. âIâm worried that the Curse of Temperance research may be too harsh on wizards.â
âCough. Itâs okay. The Curse of Temperance research has been roughly completed. The reason Iâm in bad shape is because of the curse I received from Prince Gonadaltes. The man who was punished for saying at a meeting that Kalarogard and Einrogard are the Empireâs two-horse chariotâ¦â ââ¦â¦
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Professor Tashwaan is a professor at Kalarogard, a magic school where the empireâs warlocks gather. At the same time, he was also an excellent warlock.
And it was difficult for the warlocks of the empire to have no relationship with the skeleton headmaster.
The Skeleton Headmaster was the only wizard who inherited the ancient tradition of black magic, and as he helped create the current empireâs magic system, he was bound to be influenced to a small or great extent.
It was at a gathering of warlocks in the Purple Mountains seven years ago that Professor Tashwaan was struck by the skeleton headmaster.
It is a fun festival-like gathering called , and is a fun event where the Empireâs outstanding warlocks and even lichs who often ask âAre you still alive?â participate.
The Imperial Demon Commander, who visited after a long time, made the festival even more exciting with his outspoken reviews of the various secrets of black magic and the magic of his juniors.
Professor Tashuan was so happy that he drank several glasses of strong liquor, despite his weakened body from long years of studying black magic.
Then, he was so drunk that he said something like this in front of the skeleton principal.
â Gonadaltes! Iâm really happy. As a warlock of Calaroguard, one of the two-headed chariots that tow the empire like Einroguardâ¦
-What did you just say?
The headmaster cursed Einrogard in return for his insults and stupidity (all wizards should have been able to make their own decisions and not believe false rumors).
Professor Tashwaan was worried because the curse had not yet been fully deciphered.
âProfessor Tashwaan. I donât know if this will be any consolation, but the principal is busy right now. âI probably wonât see you.â
âWhat a delightful story! Thank you. Professor Mortum. âIt feels like my body is feeling a little more energized.â
Professor Tashuan shivered as the still cold spring night breeze licked the steeple stables. Even though I was wearing a cloak with a strong cold protection spell, I felt a chill.
âHere, have a cup of warm honey tea. âMy student made it.â
âOhâ¦â
Professor Tas-Hwan carefully took the cup and drank the honey tea. The hot golden liquid entered my throat and warmed my body.
That wasnât all. It even had the effect of restoring the body, perhaps because alchemy was used. Professor Tashuan asked, puzzled.
âHoney tea made by a Delet student? âI didnât know you were also good at alchemy.â
âno. âIâm a new disciple.â
âI envy you. Professor Mortum. It looks like another outstanding student has arrived. Since Einroguard attracts the best talent in the empire, it must also attract talented people who are excellent at black magic⦠It is always difficult to recruit disciples in Kalaroguard. âMy disciples are sincere and excellent, but there are very few new ones.â
Professor Tashwaan shook his head as he confessed the joys and sorrows of being a warlock.
Fortunately, Einrogard was the best magic school in the empire, so it seemed like a lot of talented people were coming into the black magic school.
In comparison, it was very difficult for Calarogad to find disciples.
A person who is talented in magic and is willing to devote himself to black magic at the same time is quite a rare talent.
ââ¦â¦â
Professor Mortum hesitated, unable to tell the truth right away.
It was difficult for Einrogard to even say that there were less than five new students in the black magic school.
âCongratulations on the arrival of so many disciples. Professor Mortum. Still, I think other warlocks will be happy to hear this story.â
Professor Tashwan was truly happy. Professor Mortum closed his eyes tightly at that sight.
Now it was as if I had completely missed my chance to speak.
ââ¦Where are the disciples?â
Professor Mortum changed the subject. Professor Tashuan pointed to the bone carriage.
âItâs inside. âEveryone has not yet recovered from their addiction, so it will take some time to recover enough to move.â
âI think it would be best for you to go in and waitâ¦â
âThe disciples are here, so I canât go in first.â
Professor Tashwaan smiled kindly at Professor Mortumâs words.
No matter how cold and painful it was, he couldnât leave his disciples and go in first.
Professor Mortum grumbled inwardly at that sight.
âYouâre raising the average of professors too much.â
If the other party raises the average of Imperial professorsâ personality too much, wouldnât other professors eventually be harmed as well?
In some ways, it was a selfish act.
ââ¦I understand. The purpose of this visit isâ¦â
âFirst, the Wizard Card Club exchange match.â
âThat club again? âI donât know why wizards fall into this.â
Professor Mortum grumbled disapprovingly.
He didnât understand why students from other magic schools would come here to play wizard cards.
Professor Tashwan also smiled as if he understood.
âI donât really understand it either, but I guess itâs a hobby of my students. âIf you whip a horse, no matter how strong it is, it wonât fall down easily.â
âThe principal says you should whip a running horse⦠but itâs nothing. âWhat is your next goal?â
âPurchase reagents.â
Einrogard was a place where huge amounts of reagents were purchased and sold at the same time.
There is such a vast territory and the bizarre main building that it is impossible not to find the reagent.
Of course, it is not easily sold to the outside world as the consumption is enormous, but it is allowed as they often exchange what they need with other magic schools in the empire.
âBuy reagents⦠what do you need?â
âI need the wooden barrels containing the curse I mentioned last time, the poisonous insects, and the mushrooms.â
âYou can take the wooden barrel right away. âPoisonous insects and mushrooms⦠there wonât be any of them now.â
âThere is a place whose location was confirmed 11 years ago! âI plan to collect it myself.â
âindeed. Then, I will give you a disciple as your guide, so you can collect it.â
Professor Mortum said, using his quill to summarize the purpose of his visit.
Then Professor Tas-Hwan expressed his disapproval.
âCanât you be a student other than Delet? Anyway, asking a 5th grader to do something like this isâ¦â â
â¦â¦â
This time, Professor Mortum also reflected a little.
Clearly, what the other person said was correct.
âThen the guy Iâll be entrusting with⦠Itâs a shame Coholti graduated. no. Even if that guy hadnât graduated, I wouldnât have trusted him so I wouldnât have left him in charge. Ogoldos lacks tactâ¦â
Treating wizards from outside was more difficult than just treating regular guests.
Ordinary guests usually visit a safe part of the school before leaving, but wizard guests visit deeper into the school.
In order to deal with these wizards, you had to be good at improvising and be able to subdue other Einroguardâs tough students.
âHmm. âI guess Iâll leave it to Wardanaz.â
âWas there a student like that? âWhat grade are you in?â
âWell⦠donât misunderstand.â
âWhat a misunderstanding!â
Professor Tashwan laughed at the other personâs words.
âI guess heâs a third year student? Itâs okay. âIf you are a third year student at Einrogard, you will be able to take on the role.â
Even at the best magic school in the empire, an exceptional student could serve as a guide even if he or she was in the third year.
Professor Tashwaan thought so.
âActually, 2nd yearâ¦â
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