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It was Amur who grew up in the harshest lands of the Empire. He recovered quickly and stood up.
“I’m embarrassed to see… surprised by the name of the horse.”
Amur said, wiping away the dust and straw from his clothes.
Come to think of it, no matter how much Einro had asked him, he could not have saved the Griffon.
It was obvious that the horse’s name was probably Griffon.
It was quite common to name a terrifying monster on a horse…
“no. It’s a real griffon.”
“……”
Amur, who got up, stumbled again.
“Are you okay?”
“Ah… no. Where did you get it? No, more than that, what are the wizards doing?”
Amur said in an unusually angry voice.
It was surprising that the student caught the griffon, but what was even more surprising were the wizards who stood still while the student caught the griffon.
What is he doing without becoming a teacher and protecting his pupils!
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No matter how eccentric the wizards of Einroguard are, this is…
“Um… that’s…”
“The professor brought it.”
Yoner, who had not seen it, spoke instead. Amur just pursed his lips with a blank expression on his face.
“…Really?”
“Actually, there is a reason for this. If you listen, you will understand.”
“I don’t think you understand…”
Amur waited for Lee Han’s explanation.
Lee Han explained that the griffon is not a real griffon, but a griffon that has been cursed and transformed into a horse.
The professor did this to get students used to monsters…
“It’s not as strange as you think, is it?”
After the explanation, Lee Han asked. Amur answered firmly.
“Strange.”
“!”
That… is it?
While Lee Han was slightly perplexed, Amur continued.
“I’ve heard a lot of rumors that the wizards of Einrogard are eccentric, but I think this is it…”
“no. This is actually pretty good.”
“Lee Han… I think you should just stop talking…”
Yoner stopped Lee Han.
To say more, it seemed that Amur would only make a strange misunderstanding.
And the most important thing here was that I wasn’t mistaken.
For a long time, Amur, who had been tormented by the eccentricity shown by the wizards of Einrogard, managed to come to his senses.
“It’s good that you found a mount that can still fly.”
“Yes. We haven’t found the way to the Spire Stables yet, but we will find them soon.”
“Take it slow. If you hurry, you are more likely to get things wrong. Escape is more important to stay undetected than to go out.”
‘I think the conversation is strange.’
Yoner thought to himself as he listened to their conversation.
“What do griffons like?”
“Well. I like fresh horse meat.”
“…what else is there?”
“I like less fresh horse meat…”
Except for horse meat, Lee Han brought snacks that Griffon would like.
Canned meat and sugar piled up in a backpack.
“Oh yeah. Igor came to town, have you met him?”
“Who is Igor?”
As Lee Han wondered, Amur realized his mistake.
He didn’t know it because it was so natural, but Lee Han wasn’t a villager or an adventurer here. I was a student in that magic school.
“My cousin. They sell rare animals to adventurers here in town.”
Just like wizards raising their pets, well-trained animals have always been good friends for adventurers.
Such rare and powerful animals were so popular that they were worth the price.
“I must have missed it because most of them are not present.”
“thank you. But wouldn’t those guys be expensive for me to buy?”
Lee Han extorted students’ pockets, no, he was raking in with his legitimate efforts, but he was far from being really rich.
It was enough to buy all kinds of groceries and books in the village, but not enough to buy expensive animals.
“There are not necessarily only expensive ones, so take a look around. I’ll tell you so I’ll let you know. Bring your other friends too.”
‘Why?’
Lee Han wanted to take the Black Turtle Tower or the White Tiger Tower with him, but he stood still.
He wanted to look like a good and sincere student in front of the Amur.
* * * *
“Are you the student who tamed that griffon?!”
“……”
As soon as Igor met Lee Han, he whispered urgently.
It was a voice so low that the other students could not hear it.
“I didn’t tame it…”
“no?”
“That’s right, but that’s it.”
“That’s right!”
Fellow adventurers who were helping Igor inside the store ran and surrounded Lee Han.
“Did you really tame the gryphon?”
“How?”
“Shh. lower your voice I mean, I decided to keep it a secret.”
“Okay, I see. So how did you tame the gryphon?”
Igor looked and dressed similarly to the Amur, with one difference.
It was that he was very curious about how he tamed the griffon.
In fact, it wasn’t that anyone wasn’t curious. He’s an Einlo Guard student, so he didn’t bully me out of pity…
“It was really close to luck. I once saved my life…”
“You said you saved your life? indeed!”
“Then it makes no sense!”
When the bearded and dusty adventurers seemed to be convinced, Lee Han was relieved.
But that was an illusion.
“But even so, the griffon does not accept me as its owner…”
“No matter how you think about it, it’s clear that you’re born.”
“The next time we go hunting for gorgons, can’t we go together? If you can help…”
Skilled adventurers were precious beings that were welcomed everywhere.
However, a more precious existence than that was an existence with an affinity that was loved by monsters.
The adventurers coveted whether they could somehow take Lee Han with them.
“Everyone calm down. This student is from Einrogard.”
“Ahh…”
“If you are a student of Einrogard, there is nothing you can do.”
Igor’s friends quickly gave up.
Einrogard’s student had no choice but to do so. They didn’t even know that the wizards would chase after them and turn them into beasts.
“But you can wait a few years. If you think of it after graduating, be sure to contact me here.”
“Our work is full of danger, pain and romance. get togetherIt will be enough for you.”
“…?”
Lee Han was slightly embarrassed by the words of the proud adventurers.
Are you calling that a serious offer now?
‘I heard that there are a lot of crazy people among the adventurers, so that’s true!’
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Now that you’re saying that’s a serious offer…
“ruler. Follow me. I’m sorry for taking your time.”
Igor apologized and showed us around the store.
The store was a mess, spending most of his time wandering the empire looking for and catching rare animals.
But that didn’t bother me at all. The newly introduced animals caught our attention.
Whoops!
A bird trapped in a cage ignited itself and suddenly froze. Igor explained.
“Jeong-joo. A rare bird that only eats gems imbued with the power of spirits.”
‘It’s a crazy animal.’
Ian was shocked.
If you keep it for a week, it is bankrupt, and if you keep it for about a month, it will turn you into a debtor.
“I’m sorry, but that person has already been decided. We decided to sell it to a nearby nobleman.”
“it’s okay.”
Lee Han didn’t want to receive it even if he gave it for free.
“If you’re a student at the Magic School… I think a pigeon or a mouse would be useful.”
Trained pigeons flew and delivered letters secretly, and trained rats were able to move to and from hard-to-reach places and clear traps.
Ihan nodded his head.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to have one at a time.’
“how much?”
“It’s free. I asked about the griffon earlier, so I have to pay for it.”
“No like that. thank you.”
Lee Han did not refuse too much and decided to accept it with gratitude.
…Did you come out with some griffon feathers?
– How much does this deer do?
– Ugh. too much I’ll never buy it.
-Can’t I borrow more money from Wodanaj to buy it?
– No matter how generous Wodanaj is, if you ask me to borrow money to buy it, I think I’ll kill you…
– Stop it. You’ll learn summoning magic later anyway.
‘These children are ignorant.’
Lee Han furrowed his eyebrows.
You shouldn’t go to a store where other people do business and say things like, “You can do it with magic.”
So it’s not like the wizards are scolding them for not being ignorant.
But Igor, who was listening to the students’ conversation, didn’t pay much attention.
Rather, he nodded his head with an interesting expression.
“Actually, there is a way to summon wizards by contracting directly. It’s difficult, but above all, it doesn’t cost anything… How about you?”
“Lee Han has already signed a contract with the spirit.”
Igor was amazed at Yonaire’s words.
“Indeed… If you are friendly enough to receive the loyalty of a griffon, it is natural for you to be loved by the spirits.”
“…no.”
Lee Han was taken aback by the absurd misunderstanding.
I’m receiving a lot of fear, not the love of the Spirit…
However, Igor accepted Lee Han’s words with humility.
It was natural.
Even if seasoned and experienced adventurers risk their lives and work hard, if they are unlucky, they can’t get the Griffon’s loyalty.
Receiving such loyalty would be impossible without innate affinity.
“By the way, can I ask you one thing?”
“Yes.”
“Is the summoned beast in the waist dance perhaps Sharkan?”
Igor wanted to see the ornamental bones hanging from Lee Han’s belt.
It was a sleeping Sharkhan.
“Yes. This is Sharkan.”
“Also! I hoped…”
I thought the other person would have a strange misunderstanding, so Lee Han quickly came forward to explain.
“It’s undead.”
“Look, oh. That’s even better.”
“…not made by me, but other blackIt was a gift made by a wizard.”
“Of course you know. I wonder if a student made that one anyway? If it was an undead monster, even Sharkan, that temper would be really dirty… They are really friendly.”
“……”
Ihan just nodded with an expression of giving up.
“Yes. thank you.”
“Can I ask what your body is made of when you summon it?”
“I am making my body with water.”
“You’re going to need a lot of sheep, right? If there are no rivers or ponds around, you will not be able to answer your call?”
“I summon you by magic.”
“……”
Igor was astonished.
To fill all the muscles and flesh of a monster the size of Sharkan with water.
Are you saying this is Einrogard’s student?
‘Awesome!’
I knew it was great, but I’m sure a freshman would be like this…
Igor glanced at the students as they browsed his store.
The Empire’s best wizards are here!
“Why are you there?”
“Wow, we didn’t buy, did we just talk too much?”
“I will live in Jeonseo-gu…”
Igor, who couldn’t hear the whispers of the students and was proud of herself, took out a small green glass bottle and put it in Lee Han’s hand.
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
“It is a solution of green gemstone. Liquid paper made by dissolving purified water. If you mix it with water, Sharkan will love it.”
“Can I just take this…?”
Ian hesitated.
Moderate freebies had no backlash, but too large freebies might have a little bit of backside.
But Igor patted Lee Han on the shoulder as if it was okay.
“Being kind to those who are loved by monsters or spirits is important for an adventurer like me who needs to be loved by monsters. It brings good luck.”
“…that’s really a misunderstanding.”
Lee Han was seriously worried about Igor.
* * * *
Lee Han clicked his tongue as he looked at the green gem solution he had been given.
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No matter how much Lee Han refused, Igor would never accept it.
“Can’t we stay overnight in the village?”
“no.”
“why?”
“Then you stay.”
“…Oh, no. I was just asking!”
Originally, I could leave early in the morning and go back to school.
But Lee Han had no intention of doing that.
‘You must always exceed the expectations of the Skeleton Principal.’
What kind of bullshit is the skeleton principal who has been poisoned by now… No, he didn’t know if he would dig a trap.
“Are all the priests here? Let’s go.”
“By the way, Lee Han-sama of the Wodanaj family. The other top students…”
Lee Han pretended not to hear the question from one of the priests.
He didn’t want to waste his time convincing other top students.
“ruler. Let’s go!”
“Did you not hear me?”
shaah-
While walking along the dark road, Lee Han felt a sense of incongruity.
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No matter how dark it was, he was walking by calling out light by magic.
But why is it getting darker in front?
They’re the students of the magic school.
A heavily armed knight appeared with the sound of armor clashing.
It was an undead knight who was exuding the energy of death all over his body.
A name popped up in Lee Han’s mind.
‘…Death Knight!’
I am guarding this path at the command of my master. Students at the Magic School can cross the road by offering one.
Asan unknowingly looked at Gainando. Gainando tried to poke Asan’s eye with his finger.