Chapter 518

 

"How can a 1st-year do that?"

 

-Anyway, the guilty ones are even more shameless.-

 

The skull principal shut Anpagon's mouth as well.

 

The ones who were about to go to the punishment room soon were shamelessly lectured alive.

 

-Mages basically leave mana traces behind like an afterglow. Of course, such mana traces are very faint, so there's no need to pay much attention to them... but you should be a bit mindful. Those who are sensitive to mana may react differently.-

 

Yi-Han understood what the skull principal was saying.

 

Spirits who were sensitive to mana immediately ran away screaming, 'Ahhh, it's a monster!' when they saw Yi-Han, didn't they?

 

"Are you saying to hide my mana?"

 

-Originally, that's what you should do, but...-

 

The skull principal slowly looked Yi-Han up and down.

 

-For you, just start by clearing the afterglow when you cast magic.-

 

"Is hiding it that difficult?"

 

-It's very difficult for you. You mana-overflowing guy.-

 

"..."

 

Leaving his discouraged disciple behind, the skull principal changed the subject.

 

-From now on, observe the bracelet of ten thousand demons more carefully. Originally, I thought it would take much longer, but since one has already awakened... the probability of other demons awakening has increased.-

 

The demons inside were not the sloppy lower-level demons that could be seen during dark magic classes, but a kind of nobility on a different level.

 

Even if they were sealed inside the bracelet of ten thousand demons, it was fully possible for them to briefly take over the body of a young mage like Yi-Han.

 

The demon that came out today was a relatively simple one, but who knows what kind of rampage other demons might cause.

 

"Yes. Even that Anpursas was like this, so I will never trust the other demons. He begged so desperately, so I reluctantly allowed him."

 

-Yes. Demons should be ruled with a whip and a whip... What?-

 

The skull principal hesitated.

 

Coholti and Anpagon also hesitated.

 

-What did you allow?-

 

-What permission are you talking about?-

 

"The demon kept begging to let him fight just once..."

 

-...The demon took over the body... Ah.-

 

The skull principal immediately understood.

 

He couldn't understand why the demon begged instead of forcibly taking over, but when he thought about it, he had forgotten the characteristics of this Wardanaz guy.

 

It was not easy for a demon to take over the body of a guy with an outrageous amount of mana.

 

But even considering that, one strange point remained.

 

-Do you usually grant a demon's request? If I keep begging, will you grant it? Go to the capital and bring back some donations.-

 

"Ah. I had no choice. The seniors were in danger."

 

-Are you saying that as words, or are you spitting it out to throw away the trash in your stomach? The senior should worry about the junior, why is the junior worrying about the senior?-

 

The skull principal was even more dumbfounded.

 

A senior should do their own thing even if they die, they shouldn't have their life saved by a junior.

 

-Don't you think so?-

 

When the skull principal glared at Coholti and Anpagon, the two who were looking at Yi-Han with admiration hurriedly nodded their heads.

 

-Forget it. After suffering for a while, you'll painfully realize that taking care of seniors is a waste of time.-

 

"Suffering?"

 

-Ah. You didn't know?-

 

The skull principal called a death knight and sent the two seniors to the punishment room and took Yi-Han to the healing room.

 

-Currently, all the muscles in your body are torn.-

 

"..."

 

Yi-Han was shocked.

 

No wonder the skull principal had been floating Yi-Han and taking him...

 

'Anpursas, you son of a bitch!'

 

Come to think of it, no matter how outstanding a warrior he was, there was no way there would be no backlash after rampaging like that with a mortal body that was not yet fully trained.

 

As the price for showing that much power, his whole body had been severely strained.

 

"From now on, I will never listen to a demon's words. I will unconditionally lock them inside."

 

-No... don't do that... it's a waste, isn't it?-

 

The skull principal was slightly flustered.

 

The reason he had given a precious artifact like the bracelet of ten thousand demons was for him to learn how to handle the demons inside and gain wisdom.

 

Wouldn't it be too much of a waste to just ignore it?

 

“A full-body muscle rupture isn't even a big deal.”

 

"..."

 

Yi-Han was about to ask what a big deal was if that was a small problem, but he stopped.

 

***

 

"Uuuuugh."

 

Yi-Han let out a pained sound.

 

Healing magic was not a panacea.

 

Especially in the case of severe injuries like Yi-Han's, healing magic was not used to cure them in one go. In that case, it would put a severe strain on the body.

 

Only the parts that needed to be healed immediately were cured, and the rest were left to recover naturally with the help of recovery potions.

 

That was the standard treatment method.

 

Of course, from the perspective of Yi-Han, who had to walk around, it was a pain that made him curse Anpursas, the skull principal, and all the demons in the healing room.

 

Every time he took a step or put strength into his body, pain rose as if he had been beaten.

 

Priest Nigisor and Priest Sharukal supported Yi-Han's arms on both sides and said,

 

"What on earth happened at the festival..."

 

"Shouldn't you rest a bit more?"

 

"I already rested for a day."

 

Yi-Han said with a sigh.

 

He had already experienced it with his body when he went out for the previous mission.

 

The more he rested, the more he had to deal with the aftermath himself!

 

"Thank you all for bringing me here. I can go alone from here."

 

"Call us if anything happens."

 

"Thank you. Oh, by the way."

 

When Yi-Han lowered his voice, the two priests bowed their heads in puzzlement.

 

What did he want to talk about?

 

"Keep it a secret from the White Tiger Tower guys that I'm injured."

 

"..."

 

"...Yes..."

 

The two priests were startled but decided to respect Yi-Han's intention.

 

After the two left, Yi-Han sighed and took a step, using his staff as a crutch.

 

Although he had severe muscle pain all over his body, there were many things he had to do.

 

'First, the urgent matters.'

 

The baby basilisk made a whimpering sound full of worry. Yi-Han patted it as if to say it was okay and entered the secret base.

 

Originally, Yi-Han used to work in his personal room in the dormitory, but since the base was created, he had been moving things one by one.

 

First...

 

'It's a bit unreasonable to do this in the personal room.'

 

Looking at the potion boiling and bubbling in the huge cauldron, Yi-Han newly understood why the seniors had been searching the school so desperately to secure warehouses and secret bases.

 

No matter how convenient and close the dormitory was, there was a limit to what could be done.

 

Moreover, for someone like Yi-Han who was studying various schools of magic, the dormitory was even more inconvenient.

 

If an accident happened by mistake, it would cause a commotion for other friends as well...

 

'The foresight potion is progressing well.'

 

Yi-Han checked the condition of the potion.

 

Thanks to the trial and error he had gone through, it was now stably boiling past the initial stage and into the middle stage.

 

'The reagents...'

 

After finishing the check, Yi-Han moved on to the next task.

 

He was also making additional reagents next to the drawer where he had collected and stored them.

 

Even for dark magic alone, there was quite a bit of reagent consumption, and dark mages had to learn how to make reagents themselves.

 

Tak-

 

Yi-Han placed a pouch containing bone powder on the balance scale and checked the weight.

 

Seeing that the weight had increased, it seemed that the work was being done properly.

 

Just as the power of bone element magic varied depending on which bones were used, there were also ways to improve the quality of existing bones.

 

It was done by adding various reagents to improve their quality.

 

"Hmm. I need to get some more poison."

 

Yi-Han thought he should borrow some things from Professor Uregor's cabin.

 

Last time, he had collected some poisonous mushrooms...

 

-Squeak.-

 

The basilisk made a sound as if apologizing. Yi-Han was puzzled.

 

"Why..."

 

Woooong-

 

"!"

 

Yi-Han, who was about to ask, turned his gaze to the contact from the mirror.

 

He had forgotten, but there was an artifact connected to an unknown senior in the base.

 

Yi-Han walked slowly again, using his staff as a crutch.

 

On the way, he saw the books related to the water orbs that he had been writing because of Professor Bagrak. Yi-Han covered the books, pretending not to see them.

 

'I'll do it later.'

 

Arriving in front of the mirror, Yi-Han checked what was on it.

 

-Do you know the Wardanaz family in the 1st-year?-

 

"..."

 

Why was he caught?!

 

***

 

Thinking calmly, he hadn't been caught yet.

 

Yi-Han realized why the other person had asked such a question.

 

'It's because of the stone-throwing festival.'

 

It must have been out of curiosity about the appearance he had shown at the Festival of St. Something, whose name he couldn't even remember well.

 

Yi-Han cursed Anpursas once again.

 

'I hope this guy doesn't give me a weird impression.'

 

Although he had no reason to meet seniors now, the number of occasions to meet seniors would increase drastically just by becoming a 2nd-year student.

 

Moreover, as Yi-Han was taking classes from various schools, it was even more so.

 

As such, first impressions were important to seniors...

 

'I'm afraid to imagine how I looked.'

 

It was questionable how the junior, who had drawn a sword and rampaged like crazy, had looked in the eyes of the seniors.

 

For now, it seemed like they didn't have a good impression...

 

-If you know, let's exchange it with the information I brought.-

 

Yi-Han focused again.

 

The problem he was currently facing was this senior whose identity he didn't know.

 

How could he get through the situation?

 

'It would look suspicious if I act like I know too much. The seniors who know me now...'

 

Fortunately, there were a few seniors who knew Yi-Han.

 

If he spoke based on them as a reference, it was possible to avoid suspicion.

 

While hiding his identity as much as possible, at the same time...

 

'I need to let them know that I'm a decent and diligent junior.'

 

Once his thoughts were organized, Yi-Han immediately tried to fulfill his self-interest.

 

No matter who the other person was, they would have friends and people around them, wouldn't they?

 

If good rumors about Yi-Han spread, that would also be a good thing.

 

-I know. A few of my friends told me.-

 

-What kind of student is he?-

 

-They said he's a junior who respects seniors, is polite, and does any task requested with a bright face and diligence.-

 

-That's not what I asked. I asked about magic.-

 

At the other person's reaction, Yi-Han grumbled inwardly.

 

'Isn't personality much more important?'

 

Even if someone is good at magic, if their personality is a mess, wouldn't they just become a magic criminal?

 

The people of Einroguard were too insensitive to personality.

 

-He's decent at magic.-

 

-I heard rumors that he's taking classes from various schools, do you know if it's true?-

 

'I can say this much, right?'

 

The dark magic seniors and healing magic seniors already knew.

 

The seniors who were close to those seniors probably knew as well.

 

-Yes. They said he's taking classes from various schools.-

 

-The rumors were true. That's amazing. Do you know why he's not taking enchantment magic?-

 

'?'

 

At the other person's question, Yi-Han hesitated.

 

He couldn't understand what the question meant.

 

'I'm taking it though? What does that mean?'

 

Thinking it might be some kind of trap question, his mind became complicated.

 

Was there any reason to think that Yi-Han was not taking enchantment magic?

 

'Let's think calmly. Why did they ask such a question?'

 

Instead of unnecessarily complicating things, Yi-Han brought his thoughts back to the starting point.

 

Why did the other person ask such a question?

 

It was an excessive speculation that the other person was suspicious of Yi-Han's identity.

 

What was suspicious was...

 

'The other person is someone who takes enchantment magic!'

 

It was clear that the person taking enchantment magic saw Yi-Han's appearance at this festival and wondered, 'He's said to be taking classes from various schools, but why isn't he taking enchantment magic?'

 

No other possibility came to mind.

 

However, a question still remained.

 

Why did they think Yi-Han wasn't taking enchantment magic?

 

'I am taking it though.'

 

Thinking about it carefully, there was something he could guess about this as well.

 

Enchantment magic students basically had little interest in others, just like Professor Beavle, didn't they?

 

Then, they might not know if Yi-Han was taking the same school's classes.

 

It was a bit strange that they didn't know even after meeting Senior Anpagon from enchantment magic, but...

 

'Maybe the senior forgot to mention it or forgot to ask.'