Chapter 215: ㅅㅅㄲㄲ (3)

[Inventory: 36 gold coins, 40 silver coins]

"Hmm."

I've accumulated quite a bit recently.

Shopping is always exciting.

Let's take a look around.

[Weapon Master]

Price: 100 gold coins

[Sword Master]

Price: 100 gold coins

[Ancient]

Price: 1,000 gold coins

"...Hmm."

I thought I had saved a lot, but these end-game traits are still out of reach.

After some serious consideration, I shook my head.

It's not worth holding out for end-game traits, especially since I need traits that will immediately improve my skills for my upcoming trip to the northern magic city.

I looked for traits with special cost-effectiveness for me, like [Magic Nullification] or [Observer's Eye], but didn't find any.

Finally, I made my decision.

'With the funds I have, these two are the best combination.'

I purchased two traits at the same time.

[Weapon Expert]

You currently possess the lower trait [Weapon Beginner].

The [Weapon Beginner] trait has been upgraded to [Weapon Expert].

Total cost: 15 gold coins

[Sword Expert]

You currently possess the lower trait [Sword User].

The [Sword User] trait has been upgraded to [Sword Expert].

Total cost: 10 gold coins

[Purchase complete.]

[Remaining funds: 11 gold coins, 40 silver coins]

The original price for [Weapon Expert] and [Sword Expert] is 20 gold coins each.

However, I received a discount for the traits I already had, purchasing both for a total of 25 gold coins.

I'll save the remaining gold coins.

There might be a sudden need for an item, like the 'Camouflage Scroll' during the Knight Department's 2v2 tournament.

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"Haha."

I feel reassured.

If I supplement my stats with [overload], my current specs place me in the upper-mid tier of named characters.

Even Irene doesn't have any master-level traits yet.

I wanted to test the power of my newly acquired traits immediately, but decided to focus on recovery.

"Uhm~ I like you, Rok. The reason is simple! Look here, look! Isn't this the trace of mass teleportation?"

The Principal quickly flipped to the page of the report that described the traces of mass teleportation.

"Yes, that's correct."

"Don't you understand what this implies? Mass teleportation is an 8th circle magic! Including me, there are hardly a handful nowadays who can perform such magic! This could be a signal from Odius! Maybe Ryuk is with him too?"

"······Is that so."

Rok swallowed his words and simply nodded.

The unspoken words were 'Ryuk and Odius, cannot live as long as you.'

Odius, the continent's last archmage and Ryuk's aide.

And the Principal, who, along with Odius, roamed the continent with the hero, Ryuk.

Both were human, and they belonged to a time over 200 years ago.

Unlike fairies who live for over a thousand years, humans can live for only about a hundred years at most.

The Principal said with a beaming smile.

"Yes, yes! And there were traces of the [Berserker Potion] being used, right? Odius loved this kind of stuff. Anyway, I'm off to find Odius~ Please take care of Elinia Academy in the meantime!"

The Principal hopped off the desk, humming a tune, and put on a robe hanging on a coat hanger.

The robe, seemingly for adults, barely touched her toes.

Then, she grabbed a staff standing near the window.

She glanced at her reflection in a full-length mirror, happily humming and twirling on the spot.

After about ten spins, the Principal abruptly stopped and looked up at Rok.

"Oh, right! Whether you collaborate with anyone or grant the students permission to use artifacts, I don't mind at all."

"I'm listening."

"But don't close the academy to outsiders! Just make sure to follow this one rule!"

Under normal circumstances, after such an intrusion, they would hold onto current visitors and stop new visitors from entering.

Hence, visitors from the festival were currently being held from leaving.

However, the Principal wasn't in the mood for further discussion.

It's been three years since Rok took the position of senior professor.

It's impossible to communicate with the Principal in such a state.

The current situation is too critical to waste even a minute or a second.

He had to return and take charge.

"Understood, Principal."

Rok placed his right forearm across his chest and bowed his head.

The Principal smiled and patted Rok's head.

"There's no one else around, right?"

"That's correct, Principal. All personnel are on rotation, guarding key locations of the academy. Due to the incident, about half of them are currently resting."

"Good, good! Anyway, Rok, you handle it~ Let's go, beep beep! It's time for action! Let's find Odius and Ryuk!"

─Meow~

The cat, which had been grooming itself on the desk, jumped down and stood at the Principal's feet.

Soon after, the Principal and the cat dashed out of the office.

"Ah..."

Rok's sigh filled the large office.