As Lagesa was a seasoned and experienced pirate (and was close to the skeleton headmaster), he knew quite a bit about Einrogardâs education.
Alogard was similar when I visited 17, 29, and 37 years ago.
37 years ago.
-Why donât you have a cane?
-I ate it in exchange for a loaf of bread.
-â¦Okay, I understand. Why donât you have a cape? Did you exchange it for a loaf of bread too?
-no.
-then?
â I exchanged it for half a loafâ¦
-â¦â¦
29 years ago.
â But you still have a cane!
â yes. We discovered the kitchen yesterday! I cleaned out all the food in the kitchen and retrieved the cane and cloak that were entrusted to me.
-Kihihi yes! Great. Still, he got the food on his own! But what is that chain on your ankle?
-I was caught by the kitchen keeper and he asked me if I wanted to go to the punishment room or do the kitchen chores⦠so I decided to do the kitchen chores. From now on, you will have to help in the kitchen for ten hours a day
â What do I know about teaching magic? How can you learn magic even if you work in the kitchen for ten hours a day?
17 years ago.
-Amazing, you caught a pretty big beast!
-Thank you
â But why arenât the others eating and lying down like that?
-He tried to knock me down and take me away, so we had a little fightâ¦
-Oh my! Itâs not your fault. Those people who tried to steal food from half-breed trolls were stupid.
-I said I would share it, but they tried to surprise me from behind⦠heheâ¦
-Tsk tsk. It is impossible to rationally compromise with big guys all week long. We must rule with violence. Yes, use those fists.
-But I donât like violence? If you donât like violence, you have to have even stronger violence. At least keep your fists strong! Those who have been starving all week
will give up after a few hits, but those who have been strong for two weeks will not give up even if they are beaten several times.
âI donât think it would have changed?â
After finishing reminiscing, Lagesa spoke firmly.
No matter how you think about it, Einrogard will continue to be a painful and miserable place until the lord changes.
Whatâs worse is that Lagesa often said to his pirates, âYou shouldnât complain because you wander the seas all year round! Should I admonish him by saying, âThereâs a place called Einrogardâ¦â
âWhen I was in first grade, I think we all ate three meals a day even though we were all hungryâ¦â â
Really?? Didnât you go to Baldrogard by any chance?â
âLagessa!â
When Lee Han got angry, Lagesa giggled.
There was no better word to tease magic school students than Baldrogard.
âfor a moment. Is it because of Eandurde?â
Lee Han flinched at the sudden thought that occurred to him.
Eandurde, who currently belonged to the Black Turtle Tower, had extensive combat experience and a personality that preferred fighting.
The last time we met in Professor Boladiâs classroom, didnât he say, âHeâs extorting food from other top friends?â
Lee Han gave me a bundle of food and told me to share it with my friends, but honestly, I was skeptical that Lee Han himself would have really shared it.
Because if he had received it that way, he wouldnât have shared it, right?
âIf it were me⦠I would have secretly put it in the warehouse.
No matter how much you were told to take care of your friends, it wasnât easy to take care of people who attacked you whenever they saw you. Why do they take care of you just because youâre pretty?
âI have a guess.
âWhat is it?â
âThereâs a kid like this among my juniorsâ¦â
Lee Han explained Eandurde briefly.
But Lagesa was indifferent.
âEven if one person steals it, how much can it be stolen? And everyone is a wizard. Even if itâs impossible to steal something, they can hide it if they want to.â
âNo, thatâs not true. Eandurde is a guy who will steal everything from you if he wants to.â
âDo you not like him by any chance?â
As Lee Han spoke so seriously, Lagesa was embarrassed and thought for a moment that he was a junior he disliked.
âThen I will ask and then come.â You follow me from behind with invisibility.â
Lagesa walked away with great strides.
The first-year students, who were mindlessly scooping up the large cheese, round bread, large rice cakes, and fruits in the basket, were surprised when they realized it too late.
âWho⦠who are you! â
âCalm down! Even if you all come at us, you wonât even be able to touch the hem of Thorgerdâs daughterâs dress. I am the owner of that food basket!â
â⦠I canât return it! I can never give it back!â
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
Not only Lagesa but also Lee Han felt ashamed at the juniorâs violent reaction.
ââ¦I didnât come to steal it. How could I possibly have lost that food basket in the first place? I threw it away for you kids to eat.â
âThank youâ¦!â
The first-year students cried and were so moved by Lagesaâs words.
They quickly became friends and answered Lagesaâs questions without hesitation. Einrogardâs Even if I told him a secret, he would have said it.
âWhy are you so hungry?â
âThe amount of food provided is too small⦠and many times it disappears along the way.â âHow
about finding food when the territory is this large?
âI try it, but it often failsâ¦â
Gathering or hunting was something that only made you hungrier if you failed. This was especially true for Einroguard freshmen, many of whom were beginners.
Walking around the Einrogard building was much more dangerous. If you are lucky, you can hit the jackpot, but if you are bad, you will be taken to the punishment room.
âOh my. Isnât it because that guy named Eandurde stole a lot of our food?â
âItâs Eandur? Itâs not.â
âEandurde actually handed out food last time. Thatâs because Priest Karre stole it all.â
âNonsense!â
Lee Han shouted in surprise.
Of course, the first-year students were equally surprised. It wasnât easy to stay calm when voices came from the air.
âWhat was that just now?â
âDonât worry about it. Itâs a ghost pirate following me around. Anyway, itâs not because of Eandurde?â
The freshmen nodded and explained.
These students were from the White Tiger Tower, and of course they had frequent conflicts with Eandurde, who was from the Black Turtle Tower.
-under. Turtle guys. I think people like you can beat us who have been training with swords since we were young! Argh! surrender! surrender!
-Step on it! Break it! Win!
-Ahh! I was wrong! I said I was wrong!
Eandurde, who beat up not only the White Tiger Tower and the Blue Dragon Tower, but also the Phoenix Tower priests when he was suited (especially the Karre priests), was the pride of the first-year students at the Black Turtle Tower.
In order to stop Eandurde, Ulgan from the Northern Mountains had to step forward at the White Tiger Tower, and Alhydle, a brilliant man from the Empireâs prestigious Pengelin family, had to step forward at the Blue Dragon Tower.
However, Ulgan did not often participate in fights between towers because he mainly roamed the mountains, and Pengerin also did not participate often, thinking, âI still have a long way to go, what a childish fight!â, so Eandurde stood out in these fights.
âThen itâs because of Eandurde, right?â
The first-year students responded with puzzled faces to the voice coming from the air.
âSo⦠Eandurde wonât attack unless you attack first from this side.â
âWhen Iâm full, I donât eat anymore.â
âWhat kind of beast is it?â
Lee Han regretted that he should have explained the need for food storage to his junior.
âAnd the other day, I brought a bundle of food and distributed it. I heard that I received it from a senior whose name I must not revealâ¦â
âI see.â
After listening to the explanation, Lee Han felt very sorry for Eandurde.
His junior faithfully followed his words, but he himself did not trust him.
Lagesa, who was listening next to him, asked if he was curious.
âWhat do you mean that Priest Karre stole it?
It was something I couldnât help but be curious about, as priests usually donât steal.
âPriest Carre is a member of the Vildotskal Orderâ¦â
âOh Vildotskal! Itâs the true order of the Empire!â
Lagesa was happy and clapped her hands, wondering if anyone was a pirate. The first-year students were perplexed.
âSomehow. He belonged to the Vildotskal Church.â
âIsnât it illegal for priests to steal?
As Lagesa was happy, the first-year students at White Tiger Tower spoke with voices full of heartache.
Of course, Lagesa only snorted and mocked,
âHow do you knights beg? I saw you eat more ravenously than a beggar!â
ââ¦â¦â
âWhen youâre hungry, you steal and take. The person who did it is a fool.â
âWe didnât know you could steal!â
âYeah. Thatâs a good thing! Kihihi!â
It seemed like the students would guess Lagesaâs identity if he left it any further, so Lee Han stopped Lagesa and took out food from his backpack.
âHere. Take some more food.â
âThank you⦠Ghost Pirate!â
âI recommend eating the canned food here first. Donât just roast the canned corned beef just because youâre hungry. Put it in a pot and boil it with the bread. Donât give up just because itâs hardened. Itâs better to boil it somehow.â
The first-year students of White Tiger Tower cast a look of respect into the air at the ghost pirateâs wisdom.
As expected, the ghost pirate knew a lot, perhaps thanks to experience.
While watching the first year students leaving without food, Lee Han suddenly wondered,
âWait a minute. If itâs not because of Eandurde, why are they so lazy?â
âDidnât I tell you? Thatâs what Einrogard is usually like. Why donât they have wands?â
âWhy not?â
âAre you asking this because you really donât know!? You exchanged it for bread! Are you really a student at Einrogard!?â
ââ¦?!â
Lee Han became very confused by Lagesaâs words.
âThere was nothing like that in our time. Except for the time when Gainando secretly exchanged books for a snackâ¦â
âInteresting?
Was there a place where you could get food regularly?â
âIn my case, I went out regularly, tended the garden, and secured food.â
ââ¦â¦â
Lagesa looked at Lee Han with eyes that discovered the most foolish wizard in the empire.
âItâs because of you!!!â
* * *
âIndeedâ¦â âThis is something to be embarrassed about!
I canât believe
there were Einrogard students who had an easy school year .â
At Lee Hanâs words, Lagesa just snorted.
Unless you have experience of being unable to use magic due to changing your wand into bread, you are not an Einrogard student.
âThen, Lagesa. Iâll just go and listen to the lecture.â
âLetâs go together. I need to take a look. Anyway, if I walk around, only people who see me as the idiot who threw gold at Bible will approach me.â
âIt wonât be much fun, will it? Itâs a healing magic lecture.
âHealing magic wonât be fun.â
âThen wouldnât it be better somewhere else?â
âNo, no. Anyway, wherever you go, something is sure to happen. Itâll be fun enough.â
âArenât you talking too harsh?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lee Han grumbled inwardly.
He is not the kind of person who gets caught up in accidents wherever he goesâ¦
If anyone heard it, they would misunderstand it.
The reason why the hallway was half destroyed when Lagesa was teaching magic last time was because Lagesa herself used magic strangely. It wasnât Lee Hanâs fault that he was teaching.
There were many other lectures that Lee Han listened to in silence⦠no, there were some.
âWait a minute. Lagesa. Have you seen Senior Yukveltireâs research? If you havenât alreadyâ¦â
âThat arrogant bastard looks at me most funny?â
ââ¦â¦â
Even with such a great bronze golem, Lee Han will fail to sponsor him. The fact that it was possible was just amazing.