Upon closer inspection, most of them were holding something or holding something in their arms.
As I was looking at them from a distance, I noticed a familiar person.
Just in case, I got closer to him.
“I’m sorry.”
“yes?”
A chubby boy with glasses looked at me.
When I looked, his tie was a different color than mine.
It was said to be a senior.
“Excuse me, but is something here?”
“Ah, I’m here to submit for an assignment. Are you a club member here?”
“Yes, for now.”
“Then do you know where Professor Blesbuck has gone?”
As I shook my head as if I didn’t understand, the other students who were around with the boy sighed.
And he started muttering like a whimper.
“Because if you try to submit an assignment, it will be something like this… … We would like you to think about it.”
“I don’t know if I’m saying this, but today is the day our freshmen have their advisor’s class… … .”
“It was announced in advance… … That’s why I came early on purpose, but it’s already been twenty minutes past the scheduled time.”
“ah.”
Then I heard footsteps coming from the other side of the hallway.
At the same time, as I turned my head, the first thing I saw in my eyes were none other than large glasses.
“Hey, Lyle!”
When one of the students called out his name resentfully, Cass Lyle approached him with a light footstep.
“What is the matter, are you here like this?”
“Do you know what we are doing because we want to do this?”
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One of the female students murmured, another male student asked him.
“The club room is locked, the professor can’t even contact you… … But what kind of wind did the guy who was usually only in the club room blew today?”
“I know.”
Cass Lyle smiled lightly and passed his words.
But I was well aware of the reason he left the club room only once a month.
‘It must be because of the coordination of the body.’
As a homunculus, if he does not undergo body adjustment at regular intervals, his body will collapse quickly.
And Alice Blesbuck, who was the only one who knew that fact here at the academy, was generously giving him the help she could.
That was then.
‘… yes?’
As I looked at Cas Lyle, I could see that he had no sense of disgust or the negative emotions I had felt from the last meeting.
I was momentarily confused, but fortunately I was able to avoid it.
‘what?’
There was nothing special between him and me.
If so, then something has happened to me and one of them, and my perception has changed.
In the case of Cass Lyle, it means that he had just finished adjusting his body.
And the change that happened to me… … .
‘Branches of the World Tree.’
The branches of the World Tree are now dormant.
Even in the original story, I came to the point that Yeeun Lee was reluctant to take Cass Lyle.
By setting the world tree, I could recall the fact that it is a symbol of the balance and harmony of nature in this world.
And the fact that homunculus, an artificial lifeform, is a being that destroys the balance and harmony of nature from the front.
‘… no way.’
Was it the influence of the branches of the world tree that led me to think like that?
“I’m glad you didn’t know. I’ll open the door right away.”
As soon as Cass Lyle, who briefly greeted other students, opened the door to the broken room, the waiting students rushed inside.
When he found me, who was grabbing the key, he opened his eyes as if in surprise.
“Oh, I’m a freshman who came back then.”
“Oh, yes. hello.”
Cass Lyle uses respect for all strangers.
Still, I wondered if I should consider it a good thing because I said that I had gotten used to the face in the sense that I had spoken to him first.
I looked at his face and nodded slightly.
No negative emotions such as rejection or reluctance were felt.
“Come on in.”
I went into the broken room with him.
Each of the students was putting their belongings in turn, and when I saw it, I approached the chubby boy whom I had spoken to earlier.
“Excuse me, but can I ask you something?”
“uh? uh… … okay.”
“What kind of task is it?”
At my question, he frowned for a moment, as if to organize his words.
“uh… … We also have Professor Blesbuck as our advisor. His students are mostly alchemists, pharmaceuticals, and artifacts. That’s why I’m here to submit the things you gave me as homework.”
“Aha… … Then your senior?”
“I make potions.”
He snorted and answered.
Here I can assure you that he is the student who is often indebted to the game as well.
“It’s a potion, so do you ever make nutritional supplements?”
“uh? What… … If you look at the nutritional system in a broader sense, it is the realm of potions.”
“Then, if it’s not rude, can I buy you something like a nutritional supplement?”
“To me?”
“Yes.”
He nodded his head with a surprised expression on his face and added.
“I am not feeling very well these days. Even if I go to the health room, they just say it’s because of my mood.”
“uh… … It would be much better to just sell it in the market.”
The male student who had been muttering like that went through his arms as if he couldn’t win at my constant gaze.
Then I opened my mouth to add.
“I like those grapes, sir.”
Then he pulled out a small bottle of green liquid, instead of a purple one, he handed it to me.
“Come on, I’ll just give you one. Actually, I am also a poor alchemy member. I’m going to pretend it’s a present for my junior, so just take it.”
“Thank you very much.”
I nodded and bowed my head and accepted the vial.
Then he immediately used his emotions.
[Concentration Awakening Potion ― Nutritional Supplement ver]
[This is a potion made by a member of a prestigious potion manufacturing family. Increases the growth rate of proficiency-type skills only once when taken.]
‘Also.’
The potion, which was taken care of several times in the game, was right.
I carefully put it in my arms.
“Then I will go. uh… … Listen carefully to class.”
“Yes, thank you. See you later.”
I was in a good mood, so I bowed my head once more to him as he went out of the office.
When I turned my head, there was Cass Lyle, who was looking at me in surprise.
“Why?”
“no… … It’s just surprising.”
Cass Lyle clearly spoke in a more gentle manner than the last time I had seen him.
“To be honest, I thought I would never come again.”
“ah… … .”
“There are a lot of students who just submit the application on the first day and don’t come. So… … .”
“This is Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
“Yes, I expected Yoo Ji-hyuk to do the same.”
I laughed out loud on purpose.
“Actually, I came here because I was curious about something. Maybe I should ask Professor Blesbuck, and I thought there would be data here.”
His eyes lit up at my words.
Although he was basically not interested in other people, Cass Lyle was quite friendly to the person he had become close with.
And from the looks of it, he seemed to have a lot of favor with me.
“What is it?”
“uh… … It’s really a bit silly. To be honest, I think you’ll laugh when you hear it.”
“Professor Blesbuck said that learning starts from such curiosity.”
At his words, I asked him what I was honestly curious about.
“Can a mandragora have a will like a man? So, thinking or understanding.”
“Hmm… … .”
He looked seriously concerned.
“Mandragora is a medicinal herb in legend, but its existence has been confirmed in reality. There is a saying that anyone who hears a scream when pulled out of the ground will die on the spot, and if a potion is brewed from the root, even the dead will come back to life.”
Cass Lyle continued speaking as if singing a song.
“And, although a lesser-known fact, it is said that Mandragora takes root at the border between the real and the underworld, sucking the souls of the dead for food. There are very few confirmed cases, so I can’t say anything… … To be honest, I can’t say that there is no possibility at all.”
“Oh, yes.”
I was at a loss for words at the sight of him looking more excited than I could have imagined.
He looked at me and nodded.
“This is an interesting comment. There is no other way than to search the literature, but it is something worth studying.”
I nodded and remembered the purpose of my coming here.
Then, after arguing with him a few times, he quietly brought up the story.
“But, sir. How much skill do you need to create a reagent with a purifying effect through alchemy?”
“The effect of purification?”
“Yes.”
Slowly, it was time to rob Isabelle Gaudi’s dungeon.
However, in her dungeon, the undead who took on the role of watchmen would remain.
If there are items with purification magic or similar effects, it will be easier to attack.
“It should be about two years… … But didn’t your juniors call you a beginner at all?”
“Yes. It’s completely new.”
“Hmm… … .”
Cass Lyle pondered for a moment and then nodded her head.
“Then if it’s okay with you, will you come back this Friday? I think I will be able to help if you can help me by my side.”
“Really?”
“Yes. All the necessary ingredients are in the office, so you just need to bring your body.”
“I thank you. Thank you very much.”
What I was worried about was unexpectedly resolved without any problems.
If he refused, I was going to visit Professor Blesbuck, but there was no need for that, so I was able to relax.
“What.”
Cass Lyle waved her hand as if nothing had happened.
After talking with him for a bit more, I quickly got up from my seat.
“Now, it’s time to slowly train. Excuse me.”
I bowed my head once more to him in front of the door before I left the infirmary.
“And from now on, stop talking, senior. I wish you all the best in the future.”
He smiled a little at my words.
“okay. I wish you all the best in the future.”
My friendship with him would be of great help in the future.
Thinking it was a good idea to come for the snow stamp, I headed straight to the training ground.
* * *
Unexpectedly, there were not many people in the training center.
‘Hey, Professor Grossman, who finished so quickly from the first day, is on the weird side.’
Perhaps in the case of Choi Hyun-woo or Han Su-young, the class would be held until late at night.
I had to train by myself anyway, so I didn’t really care and went into my personal training room.
“Let’s see, the settings are the same as last time… … .”
Watching the machine that recognized my voice immediately start the simulation for training, I took out the glass bottle I had stored in my pocket.
‘Duration is two hours. In the meantime, let’s pick mulberry.’
I immediately drank the potion.
It tasted like grapes, but it was so thick that I could feel the unpleasant texture running down my throat.
“Ugh… … .”
[I took the concentration awakening potion!]
[Increases the growth rate of proficiency-based skills for a certain period of time!]
As soon as I saw the notification window floating in the air, I immediately drew the dagger.
And as I had learned from Professor Grossman today, I grabbed the dagger and ran straight towards the training dolls.
“Ugh!”
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One of the dolls that was rushing past was cut through with a dagger as it was.
The feeling itself was different even though the grip method and swing motion were simply changed.
‘great… … .’
As I slashed through the two dolls in succession, I continued to wield the dagger against the dolls.
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On the way, I picked up a dagger and threw it, but seeing it flew in a strange direction, I had no choice but to bite my tongue.
‘I’ll have to practice throwing art too.’
If it was the original world, it was clear that in the current country, the results would be more than hard work.
The effect of the Awakening Potion of Concentration.
And increased proficiency due to the correction effect hidden in Henir’s shadow.
With these two alone, I would be able to sharpen my dagger skills at a fast pace.
‘Let’s do our best a little bit more.’
It was a time when he was training while swinging a dagger for a while.
“… !”
I felt something cheap, and I turned my head and looked at the entrance to the training room.
There was nobody there.
However, since I got Henir’s Shadow and World Tree Branch, my senses have never been wrong.
I have a bad feeling.
I continued to look towards the door, and was immediately startled.
“Now look at this.”
A voice like a whisper.
His shrugged face and anxious expression remained the same, but the eyes staring at him were dry enough to give him goosebumps.
“… Why are you here?”
Even when I asked a question, I knew the answer myself.
There was enough reason for her to come to me like this.
Henir’s shadow.
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One of the few things she is obsessed with.
“Well?”
Jin Ye-seul.
She was staring at me with a smile on her face.