routine (1)
Academy’s deputy professor’s office.
-Thanks to you, the hearing went well. I was almost at a disadvantage, but His Majesty the Emperor checked the annals and…
The voice of a tomahawk flowing from the crystal ball.
It was a call that came two hours after the hearing ended. It seemed that he was busy with post-processing, paperwork, reporting to the imperial family and interviews with the press.
-And this time, a newly revealed fact, the death of Sir Bernos, the former chief of the guard…
Tomahawk’s tone, which had been excited all along, suddenly darkened. It was to inform me of the atrocities of the Immortal Knights, to be precise, of Terios and Rectacio, which were discovered in the Annals.
But I already knew the whole thing.
Previously, it was confirmed with the annals, and thanks to all the media outlets covering this hearing as special reports, the whole story could be confirmed with the newspapers as well.
“I already know it because I checked it in the newspaper.”
-I see… are you all right?
“It doesn’t matter. It’s already in the past, and the imperial family will punish it accordingly.”
I can’t be sure because the imperial law hasn’t been established in detail, but Rectacio will be sentenced to life imprisonment or a sentence equivalent thereto.
He will receive the punishment without regret, and his vacancy will be filled by the temporary vice-captain.
In a word, there was no significant variable in the operation of the Immortal Knights.
ㅡ·······It’s just pitiful. On the one hand, I’m glad the truth came out.
said Tomahawk with pity. Then he quickly changed the subject of the conversation.
-Anyway, I’m glad this case ended well. Thanks to you, I think the wedding can go smoothly.
I smiled lightly.
“Iknow, right. Congratulations.”
– Thank you. We will send you a wedding invitation within the next month, so please attend.
“All right. I look forward to it.”
-Yes, then I’ll hang up.
A conversation that ended rather warmly.
I got up and went to the window. I looked down at the whole view of the academy with the fall foliage.
“·······”
Peace has returned to the Empire.
Thanks to the successful completion of the hearing, the reputation of the Imperial Guard was not tarnished, and the conflict between the groups that would arise one after another was cut off in the bud, and the sins of the wicked who deserved punishment were successfully revealed.
This episode was the winding good and the bad.
But where there is a gain, there is also a loss.
Concentrated on this case, I missed the timing to get the medicine for the illegal potion. The day before yesterday, the ‘Pharmaceutical Invention Project’ had begun.
In other words, it means that the recruitment of team members is over.
That thwarted my plan to abuse the exception clause.
Illegal potion is essential to prevent 「Second Attack of Luca Delos」, and illegal potion is necessary to make illegal potion, which was a big deal in many ways.
Also, with this incident, I bought the wrath of a sorceress.
“·······”
I went back to my desk. I browsed the text box of Sujeong-gu.
[ Narsha: Hey. This week’s meeting is a must. ]
[Narsha: Less than 10 days until submission, but no one contacted Meriel, so I haven’t even made a finished version yet. ]
[Narsha: Are you not replying again? But this time, I really believe. ]
— Two days ago —
[Narsha: I’m the one who believed in you. ]
[Narsha: I’m sorry for my teammates, so I can’t even eat, do I really have to feed them like this? ]
— Missing 5 cases (Sender: Narsha) —
[ Narsha: What? You don’t even get a voice connection anymore? Just wait in the office. I’ll come find you soon ]
Obviously, there is no voice support function in the crystal ball.
Strangely, Narsha’s voice lingered in my ears. As if right next to her, her anger was vividly palpable.
I thought about whether I should reply now, but I didn’t have to.
Narsha is on her way to the office right now.
tumble- tumble-
Talent Characteristic 「Sensitive Five Senses」.
Among them, ‘hearing’ was instinctively activated. The sound of strong angry footsteps was detected by the radar.
tumble- tumble-
The 7th floor is a space only for me and Karios.
However, now that Karios is on leave, the only people who visit the 7th floor are my guests. Narsha was the only one who was angry.
“under······”
I threw myself into a chair. I waited for Narsha who slowly approached me like a grim reaper.
At that time, I was thinking about what excuse to make or whether I should just apologize for doing something wrong.
Climb up—!
Another footstep was detected. This time it was a leap. Someone was rushing into the office urgently. Not long after, the door to the office was slammed open.
Knock-!
A small body that makes the door look huge.
Calm, chest-length blond hair and a gentle face like a sheep.
That identity was none other than Jane.
haha-
Jane, who was breathing heavily, approached me without hesitation.
“Do… help me.”
Her innocent eyes were moist, and she sniffed the tip of her red nose. He begged in a desperate voice.
“Please help, please.”
“·······”
I stared at Jane in silence.
To be honest, I was embarrassed. It’s absurd that I entered the professor’s office without knocking, but Jane asked me for help.
He wouldn’t be such a character even if it was because of his inferiority complex…
I straightened up and sat down and said.
“What is going on?”
“Your brother… your brother is in danger right now.”
······Did Jane have a younger brother?
It wasn’t in the original work, but it was enough if it was in the novel.
In the world of 「Eternal Wizard World」, there were countless settings besides those created by the author.
“Are you under threat?”
“no. It’s not that, it’s being misunderstood.”
Jane shook her head. He appealed desperately as if he were about to kneel.
“I went missing from Wisdow when I was 3 years old, and I couldn’t find it after all… It was featured on the front page of today’s newspaper. Verbein is my younger brother.”
“·······”
“I don’t know why he’s being treated like a warlock, but my younger brother is never like that. It must have been kidnapped by a black magician. If you continue like this, you will receive the same punishment as the black magician…”
Something stirred inside, stopping Jane from speaking. Her slender shoulders trembled. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
“So please help me. please. If you face the Imperial Family Guard, it’s no different from Leonard-sama’s possession.”
“·······”
I stared at Jane in silence.
Now the puzzle in my head has been put together. The Vervine kidnapped by Therios was Jane’s missing younger brother. The institution currently detaining Vervine was the Imperial Family Guard, so they came to see me.
The circumstances were pitiful, but this was not a matter for me to intervene. No country could intervene in the punishment of the empire.
Moreover, considering the quest ahead, it is not right to help Jane.
[Main Quest – Activity]
▶ Classification: Required
▶ Clear condition: Live up to public expectations.
▶ Reward: 3000 points
▶ Status: Incomplete [ 1/5 ]
It’s a ‘required’ quest worth 3000 points.
Besides, Jane and I are a bad relationship determined by the fate of the novel.
I said coldly.
“There are several errors in your words.”
I didn’t feel comfortable, but the more I did, the more I had to treat her coldly.
“Berbain is clearly a black magician. The Imperial Guard members witnessed him using black magic.”
“·······”
In an instant, Jane’s expression hardened.
A moan escaped from her mouth as if in shock.
“ah······”
“Whoever kidnapped you, that fact doesn’t change.”
I didn’t care and continued.
He harshly informed the reality Jane was facing.
“Also, the Imperial Guard do not belong to me. It is a national institution that exists only for the safety of His Majesty the Emperor and the Imperial Palace.”
“·······”
“In other words, I have no influence whatsoever.”
The request I just made made me realize how foolish I was.
“So there is no way to save Verbain right now.”
He brutally trampled on the hopes that were in the midst of frustration. It was more brutally hacked than necessary.
From then on, Jane did not cry. He no longer appealed to me, and stood as if in a state of shock, as if he had lost hope and gone mad.
“·······”
“Besides, there is no reason why I should help you.”
I got up and looked down at Jane. The difference between her and me and the relationship between professor and student were clearly recognized.
“The place where you are right now is the professor’s office. This is not a place where you can come in without knocking and ask for a rude favor.”
“·······”
“I passed it on because it was the first time last time, but there is no tolerance for the second time. Observe the minimum courtesy. I don’t listen to requests from spoiled students.”
Calmness shown to those who ask for help.
The coldness that shatters false hopes.
In fact, that’s what life is.
Even if you desperately want something, it won’t come easily. Complaining doesn’t solve everything.
Did you just realize that fact?
Or did he become blinded by his earnestness and forgot about it for a while?
“·······”
Jane then returned to her usual self.
There was strong hostility in her teary eyes, and she clenched her fists in resentment. Kwadeuk- I bit my molars.
Jane muttered softly.
“Professor, you wouldn’t know. How do I feel now?”
A trembling tone quite different from before.
sharper eyes.
“Because I was born to good parents, I grew up without much worry. I would have lived without hats in a good environment.”
it was anger
towards me and towards an unfair world.
“Even if my younger brother went missing, I wouldn’t have experienced the reality of being helplessly on the sidelines.”
Has the sadness of the past burst out?
Jane slowly raised her voice. Her young face crumpled up, and her whole body was filled with anger.
“That’s right, I’m rude. They are ignorant and have no concept because they have not learned.”
“·······”
“Then you will hate the professor. I will curse you for the rest of your life!!”
Then, with a sigh, he headed towards the entrance of the office. He pulled the doorknob roughly.
Knock-!
The door opened violently as if it were going to break.
Narsha stood in front of him.
“······It’s a surprise.”
Startled by the sudden opening of the door, Narsha reflexively trembled. I looked back at Jane and me with bewildered eyes. It was the face he had seen at a friend’s house, where he and his mother were fighting.
The anger he had harbored before was gone.
“Get out of the way!!”
“uh? Uh… yes.”
As Jane left the office, Narsha asked cautiously.
“What, what’s going on…?”
Emotions are relative.
Even if I am angry, if the person next to me gets even more angry, I naturally stop him. Narsha’s anger had to subside relatively since she had screamed at Jane right in front of her.
I said while adjusting my clothes.
“It’s no big deal.”
“It doesn’t seem like a big deal…?”
Narsha glanced at me. It was a look of concern for some reason.
Well… it was better than being angry.
I pretended to be serious and deliberately lowered my voice.
“Because it’s not a big deal. What’s the matter anyway?”
“Well, there is a final meeting for the project. I think I should go now… will it be okay? If not, there is nothing I can do.”
“I have to go. Because it was promised.”
Somehow, I said it as if it were my heart.
However, Narsha accepted it as if it were natural. Rather, he cared for me.
“Yeah, as fast as you can—no, you can go slow. I will speak well to my teammates.”
＊＊＊
The public meeting room of the Magic Tower.
The project final meeting was delayed by 10 minutes, but no one criticized me. On the contrary, an atmosphere of pity lingered in the meeting room. It was because of the press release.
Narsha, who was insensitive to the news, did not know, but the other team members had already heard the news of the hearing.
‘Did you hear the news? You say that it was Karios-nim’s father who killed Sir Bernos?’
‘So. To think that his best friend’s father killed his own father, what a meltdown must Leonard feel right now?’
‘Still, you attend the meeting, and it’s such a great responsibility.’
Is it because of that?
I could hear the teammates whispering vividly. I could feel sympathy from all sides. It was an atmosphere that seemed like it was going to be difficult.
Actually, I, the party, don’t mind.
“Then, now that everyone has gathered, let’s begin the final meeting of the project.”
Either way, Narsha started the meeting. The team members were also focused on the meeting as if it was always like that.
“First, we will listen to the feedback from the Magic Invention Team.”
“Yes, our magic invention team condensed the blood of Hekta South…”
We exchanged bizarre and difficult conversations that even the writers had never set up.
I couldn’t make out what it was all about.
I let the meeting go through one ear, and in my head I conceived a plan for the future.
“·······”
“Second Attack of Lucar Delos” to be held early next year.
A total of 5 illegal potions are needed to counter him.
Fire resistance potion, sensitivity reduction potion, truth potion, magical power boost potion, pain relief potion.
I have already obtained the medicine for the Magic Amplification Potion and the Pain Relief Potion. All he had to do was get the remaining 3 potion herbs and it was over.
However, the pharmaceutical invention project has already begun.
In other words, eating it raw was impossible. I had to get the medicine myself.
Fortunately, it is not a medicine that requires processing the body of a beast, but a medicine that can be gathered from nature like ‘Nevilon’s flower’.
If you go to ‘Cataluin’, which is deserted and surrounded by mountains, you will be able to find enough. Moreover, Catalonia was also the epicenter of an epidemic that would strike the empire next fall.
It seemed that it would be enough to stop the epidemic, to get medicine, and to stop by.
The problem is when…
At that time, applause suddenly resounded.
clap clap clap—!
The magic invention team’s feedback was over. I applauded along with my teammates.
“Then it’s the turn of the Spell Team.”
“yes! Our drinking party team is…”
Meriel, who was also in charge of the magic part, stood up from her seat.
I pondered as I listened to her presentation.
“This is the magic formula I made yesterday. As you can see, there are a total of 173 strokes…”
“·······”
After thinking about it for a while, it seemed that it would be better to make the potion as soon as possible. Because you never know when a variable will happen again.
So, finish the work you have been putting off and leave for Catalonia as soon as possible.
There are currently two tasks left.
Healing Invention Project and Dustin True Education.
The healing invention project can be finished today. That way would be good for maintaining the relationship with Narsha.
Dustin’s true education was… considering the timing, Karios was reinstated next week and it was midterm exams soon, so the assignments for “Beginner Offensive Magic Lecture” would be submitted in the near future. My job is to review Dustin’s assignments for newbie professor Carolyn.
I thought I could finish the meeting quickly and go see Professor Carolyn.
clap clap clap—!
With applause heard again.
Just in time, Meriel’s announcement was over. Next, Narsha rose from her seat.
“I will report the status of our team. There are 6 days left until the final submission, and a total of 4 processes have been completed: Medicinal materials – Data research – Magic invention – Spell part. Now I only have to complete the final spell… Professor Leonard was in charge of that, right?”
Narsha’s eyes turned to me. I pretended not to, and gave it my attention.
The team members around her stopped her with glare, but Narsha persisted in her words.
“How long will this be possible? I don’t have much time left.”
“I will do it right now.”
I said nonchalantly. Then, I looked at the Spell Gaan (假案) that was placed in the seat.
A total of 173 strokes.
A complex magic circle for a healing magic.
On the outside, it looked gorgeous and sturdy.
But in reality it was not. Unnecessary strokes were used more than necessary, and as a result, magic efficiency fell. Compared to the effectiveness of magic, a structure in which a lot of mana is used unnecessarily.
All of those loopholes were observed with “magical insight.”
“how about it······?”
Meriel approached and shyly asked.
I felt sorry for her, but it seemed like she needed a lot of correction.
I said with my eyes fixed.
“Excellent. You just need to secure a few drawbacks.”
“yes? What about it?”
“I will show you.”
Saying so, he cast the spell.
oh oh oh oh oh —-
A blue magic circle of 173 strokes drawn in the air.
First of all, it pointed out the internal plots that were hereditary in the inner garden.
“There are more strokes than necessary in the inner garden responsible for the output of magical power. In this way, the mana is naturally distributed, and the efficiency decreases compared to the amount of mana input.”
Geeing-
Using magical power, he reduced the 97 strokes of the inner circle to 63 strokes. It neatly arranged the complicated internal plots.
The team members who watched the scene looked at the ceremony with bewildered expressions.
Meriel tilted her head and asked.
“But if you do that, won’t the outer garden’s expressive power weaken?”
“you’re right. However, if you reduce the number of extractions, you can maintain the technique without reducing the expression power.”
I manifested my magic again. The 76 strokes of the outer circle were reduced to 54 strokes.
Geeing-
From 173 strokes to 117 strokes.
A magic circle that has been simplified with only two corrections.
However, the level of perfection has increased to an unparalleled level. Meriel and other team members immediately realized the difference. It was the moment when I felt Leonard’s all-time talent.
Meriel dazedly opened her mouth in admiration.
“Wow······”
“It is not a high-level magic simply because there are many strokes, and it is not a low-level magic just because there are few strokes. Bringing out extreme efficiency with few strokes is a truly good technique.”
After saying that, I got up from my seat. I said to Narsha, who was dumbfounded.
“I think this will be fine for the final ceremony, but what is the opinion of the team leader?”
“······under.”
Narsha smiled and nodded.
It was a spell that was satisfying enough for her, who was more strict than anyone else when it came to work.
“When it’s all over, I’ll leave. I still have work to do.”
“yes? Ah… yes.”
Meriel’s voice flowed bewildered.
The team members were stuck in their places as if they were lost in the afterglow, but I leisurely got out of the common meeting room.
＊＊＊
a few hours later.
Dustin, the scion of an aristocratic family, headed to Carolyn’s office to submit an assignment. Unlike other students, his steps were uniquely confident.
Tumble- Tumble- Tumble-
Carolyn, who has been a professor for less than two years.
The assignment was extremely difficult for a newbie professor. It was a conundrum that Dustin could not solve at all. But if you get a low grade, your parents won’t let you go. He might not be able to inherit the promised permanent residence.
So Dustin took a shortcut.
I gave a lot of money to a fairly competent attack wizard and entrusted it with the task. True to his reputation, he perfectly solved Carolyn’s assignments and described the solution process in detail. If this was the case, the perfect score would have been earned.
I was worried that I might get caught, but there was no way that Karios or Carolyn would notice.
And what if Ji finds out?
I am the eldest son of an aristocratic family.
Tumble- Tumble-
Dustin’s unstoppable steps stopped in front of Carolyn’s office. Nearby, students attending the same lecture were gathered in twos and threes.
“Hey, what should I do…”
“So. Totally ruined…”
It was only a matter of wriggling over one task.
That’s why you can’t do things without money.
Dustin glanced at the students as if he was pathetic, and confidently knocked on the office door.
smart-
Then, he gently yanked the doorknob.
“Professor, I’m here to hand in my assignment.”
“·······”
An office that is smaller than your own room.
When I entered the space that was less than 10 pyeong, I saw Carolyn’s back. Sitting in a huge chair, he had his back to Dustin. The sunlight filtering through the window stretched the shadows of the chairs.
To keep in shape.
Dustin made a sneer and put the assignment on the desk.
“I will leave it here.”
After that, I tried to leave the office. However, a low-pitched voice that followed caught him off guard.
“Dustin.”
Uncharacteristic of Caroline’s solemnity.
A chilly presence felt belatedly, and an ominous air rushing in fiercely.
gulp-
Dustin involuntarily swallowed dry saliva. I just stood still as if my whole body was frozen.
Kiki profit ·······
Eventually, the chair turned around.
It wasn’t Carolyn who was burying herself in that huge backrest.
Her looks are incomparable to Carolyn’s.
Sharp eyes and intelligent nose today.
He is the head of the great family of Adonis, and a man who is evaluated as one of the best in terms of magical ability.
Leonard Adonis.
His cold eyes were looking straight at Dustin.
“Look at me for a second.”
Before long, the door to the office was violently closed.
Boom—!
Dustin instinctively realized something was wrong .