Chapter 765
After Sara, exhausted from recounting her entire story, was taken away, Yuder remained seated in his place. He intended to wait for the next person, but from afar, the wary glances of Kurga and Yergin seemed suspicious.
‘Seems they're scared after all.’
In his previous life, those who had witnessed Yuder interrogate with determination had often...
2023-12-30 05:19:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 764
"That was my intention as well," Kishiar replied, standing up.
"But regarding the investigation into this Aton fellow, might I proceed with that alone first?" he added.
Yuder's eyes hardened slightly. His mind momentarily became cluttered. Though his rationality coldly assessed that there would be no particular issue with Kishiar investigating alon...
2023-12-30 05:19:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 763
"Earlier, you and Yergin Schiller seemed to be having an interesting conversation. Besides the news about the visitors and the Southerners, was there anything else?"
Kishiar casually asked, handing over a bundle of work to others and preparing to welcome new guests, while perusing some documents.
"The Cavalry might make people flinch with a little ...
2023-12-30 05:18:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50
Fortunately, Yi-Han was spared the title of 'Professor Killer.'
Professor Mortum had quickly recovered from the fall.
“…Cough. You all saw it, right? That was a <Lesser Paralysis Curse>.”
In truth, Professor Mortum's body was still stiff.
He had rapidly activated his mana to expel the curse the moment he fell, but due to the ...
2023-12-29 13:15:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49
In the Empire, dark magic inevitably suffered from a poor reputation.
Firstly, its very appearance was somewhat gloomy and dark, not to mention eerie.
Moreover, the spells it involved were ominous and unsettling - curses, undead summoning, dark and poisonous elements, negative energy, and so on.
It was only natural that people found it repulsi...
2023-12-29 13:14:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48
"All the priests who entered the Immortal Phoenix were faithful and good people, but..."
"Is that possible in a place where people live?"
"Please be quiet during prayers. Anyway, among such people, there are those who have not yet completely abandoned worldly emotions. Emotions like competitiveness and jealousy do not help faith at all."
Last ...
2023-12-29 13:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47
Uregor suddenly remembered a story he had heard from Professor Garcia.
"Student Yi-Han has a lot of mana," Garcia had said.
"Is it to such an extent?" Uregor inquired curiously.
"Try making a big circle with your arms," Garcia suggested.
"Wow. That is a considerable level," Uregor acknowledged.
"That much?" he asked, but there was ...
2023-12-29 13:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46
With a weary neigh, the white horse conveyed its desire for rest. Yi-Han halted in his tracks, pleasantly surprised that the once fiercely combative creature was now seeking communication. “Indeed, rest here and drink some water. I’ll also give you some sugar,” he offered.
Despite its reluctance, the white horse felt an increasing submission to the ...
2023-12-29 13:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45
The mindset of a true professional thief was on a different level compared to ordinary people.
While the principal and professors were conducting a site inspection, the thief managed to pick the lock and steal items right under their noses.
Inside a glass flask were potions of every conceivable color. Yi-Han could sense the complex and diverse mana ...
2023-12-29 13:12:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44
For a while, only silence emanated from the next room.
Yi-Han cautiously asked, sensing he might have misspoken, “Have I made some mistake?”
“Oh, no. I was just a bit surprised. A freshman... quite talented, indeed.”
“Well, I got caught, right?”
‘Crazy guy, if you hadn’t been caught there, you’d be running the academy.....
2023-12-29 13:11:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43
Yi-Han carefully tucked the leave pass into his bosom, his actions betraying a cautious fear that someone might snatch it away.
Professor Garcia and the Skull Principal thought simultaneously to themselves, 'No one's going to take it away...'
"Are you feeling alright?"
"Yes."
"Well, you've received your reward, so now it's time for punis...
2023-12-29 13:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42
The explosion of unrefined mana dealt a fatal blow to Garakse, who bore the brunt of it, but it also shocked Yi-Han.
Yi-Han was thrown backward by the violent shake that coursed through his body.
"Ugh...!" The impact was much more intense than when he had taken a direct hit from Arlong's sword strike.
Yi-Han regretted his actions.
‘Did...
2023-12-29 13:10:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
Rare treasures like ancient artifacts were invaluable, not easily obtained. Moreover, after suffering an attack, the artifact lay half-destroyed, visibly fragile. It was evident to anyone that another attack would certainly shatter it.
"Block that scoundrel! Protect the artifact!"
"I hide in the night!" Amidst the chaos, Yi-Han recited another...
2023-12-29 13:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
The figures, clad in the guise of an ordinary traveler, were anything but ordinary. No average traveler would be found blocking the road on a desolate Imperial highway during such a dusky evening.
Beneath their cloaks and overcoats, fierce glints shone from their exposed faces, betraying a brutal intent.
The workers' voices grew louder and more abra...
2023-12-29 13:09:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39
It was said that when a person loses one sense, the other senses develop further to compensate. But even with this in mind, the warehouse keeper's senses were astonishingly sharp. He was blind, yet he detected Yi-Han and Ratford.
‘Were his senses auditory? No, we made no sound. Olfactory? But with all this clutter around here? Could it be... an ability ...
2023-12-29 13:08:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38
‘He’s a student of the Black Tortoise, isn’t he?’ Yi-Han observed the other closely, wondering what he might do.
The other was a Rat mixed-blood boy. Short in stature, with a slightly bent back, yet his steps were so silent that not a sound was heard.
Yi-Han suspected that the boy had undergone some special training. As the old knight Arlong...
2023-12-29 13:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37
"You've succeeded."
Even though he inwardly cursed the professor, he didn't show it outwardly. That was the mark of a seasoned graduate student.
Yi-Han maintained his composure and bowed his head.
"Thank you."
"There's no need to thank me. You resolved it with your own strength."
"..."
Despite the praise, Yi-Han felt a surge ...
2023-12-29 13:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
‘Let's calm down. He probably hasn't figured out my true intentions yet.’ Yi-Han composed himself calmly. Even so, it seemed unlikely that the vampire professor could read Yi-Han's inner thoughts.
-'I'll take advantage of attending this lecture alone and reap the benefits!'-
‘Hmm. If caught, it would be more embarrassing than dangerous.’
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"By the way, what riddle did the talking oak tree pose?" Bungaegor asked with evident curiosity.
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"Well, he came up with some strange and peculiar riddles," Yi-Han replied. The shadow riddle was one thing, but the dwarf and candle riddle seemed utterly forced.
"Those talking oak trees do tend to pose nonsensical riddles," Bungaegor nodded in ...
2023-12-29 13:05:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34
"I can't just hand over a random horse to a disciple of Uregor," the professor declared.
"...I am truly delighted," responded Yi-Han, struggling to manage his expression.
Even when he was not keen on the professor's kindness, he knew he had to maintain his composure. After all, a grumpy professor could be more fearsome than a common demon.
Bun...
2023-12-29 13:04:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33
"Do you, by any chance, know Professor Uregor?"
"How did you know? I am Bungaegor, Uregor’s aunt," came the reply.
'No way. Are they really related?' Yi-Han thought, surprised. He had thought that there was no way all dwarves could be related just because they looked similar, but it turned out they actually had a familial connection.
"Are yo...
2023-12-29 13:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32
"..."
"Ga, Gainando has been taken away!"
"AAAAHHHHH!"
Naturally, the students plunged into panic. It was bizarre and terrifying for a monster to fly in broad daylight and abduct one of their friends.
However, Yi-Han strangely felt a surge of calm.
'I must have been influenced quite a bit by this academy.'
Having witnessed co...
2023-12-29 13:01:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31
‘Has my wicked heart been exposed?’ Yi-Han worried for a moment, but fortunately, his true intentions remained concealed.
"Even if you wear priestly robes, it won't deepen your faith or weaken a curse," said Tijiling, concerned that Yi-Han might be misunderstanding something.
"Of course, that's true. But wearing the robes will make me reflect on...
2023-12-29 13:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 30
Yi-Han found himself unexpectedly asking a question. Indeed, curses, in a way, resembled buff magic. What if there was a curse that reduced one's weight for someone wishing to lose weight? If used well, it could actually be beneficial. A belt cursed with mana absorption would typically make any ordinary mage scream 'Yikes! Get it away from me!' But for Yi-Han, ...
2023-12-29 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 29
"Why... why multiple religious orders instead of just one?"
The skull principal sensed something unusual and inquired. It was conceivable that one might want to consider the pros and cons of various religious orders before choosing one. But… Strangely enough, the words just uttered by the young scion of the Wardanaz family sounded, although unlikely, li...
2023-12-29 12:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 28
"Ah, right. I was supposed to give a gift."
The talking oak tree gazed directly at Yi-Han. The soil in front of Yi-Han's feet stirred, and branches sprouted, intertwining and growing upwards. Before long, the branches had transformed into the shape of a staff.
“!”
A mage's artifact, like a magic staff, was akin to an extension of the mage'...
2023-12-29 12:58:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 27
"Be thankful that those rascals got a dose of sleeping grass instead of poison!" Nillia declared indignantly. After Yi-Han and Yonaire told her what happened, she was furious with the White Tiger students.
"They dared to target Wardanaz who has done nothing wrong!"
"It's not exactly that I did nothing wrong. I did sneak into the White Tiger students...
2023-12-29 12:58:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 26
The students who entered the magic academy mostly viewed magic not as a means, but as an end in itself. It was rare for them to think, ‘Hey, I'll learn fire creation magic to light fires during camping and water creation magic to drink water for free when I'm thirsty.’ Instead, they aspired to polish their basics, then learn the magic of their choice to exp...
2023-12-29 12:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25
‘Impossible. It can't be,’ thought Yi-Han, as he tightly closed his eyes. But the reality was harsh.
"You’re caught! Right from the first week! Ha! Hahaha!"
"Wha... what exactly??" asked Nillia, her voice trembling as she struggled to grasp the situation.
Calmly, Yi-Han responded, "It seems we've fallen into the principal's trap."
...
2023-12-29 12:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 24
While Dolgyu was underestimating the merits of Gainando, Nillia began to count the necessities for wandering long into the night.
"We must prepare well since we don't know how long we'll be on the move. It would be good to have sturdy boots and several pairs of quality socks, but..."
"We don't have such things," said Yi-Han, casting a solemn mood ov...
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