Chapter 454

Chapter 454

Chapter 454

'Undoubtedly, he is preparing some vile test.'

Yi-Han didn't trust the skull principal at all.

He would rather believe Gainando studied for a whole week than believe the skull principal was looking around the submerged scenery of Einroguard and feeling sorry for the students' suffering.

What kind of exam was he preparing for?

Crackle crackle-

“What are you doing?”

The skull principal looked at his disciple, who broke through several layers of magic barriers he had set up around him, as if dumbfounded.

It was already absurd that he had just said goodbye and immediately swam over to approach...

'What an ignorant fellow.'

It was even more absurd that he had crudely broken through the intricately woven magic curtain by swinging his mana recklessly.

With that much mana, such a crude method became an effective method.

Einroguard professors wouldn't have taught such a crude method (if someone had taught him, they would have to be locked up in the punishment room), so he must have learned it on his own, but he was really an absurd fellow.

‘Is he really from the Wardanaz family?’

"I went for a swim because the night air was nice."

“While breaking my magic?”

"There was something in the way, so I used a bit of force, but I didn't know it was the principal's magic."

Yi-Han stuck his head above the water and answered shamelessly.

Unfortunately, the skull principal was much more thorough than expected.

He had set up several layers of magic curtains over a fairly wide area around himself to prevent intrusion.

It felt like a thoroughness that would prevent even watching from afar.

“Isn't it too early for you to attack me? Well, I guess you could try it around now.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? I have never thought of attacking the principal! If a disciple thinks of attacking his teacher, is he even human?"

“Your second greatest strength is that very loyalty to respect your teacher. Well, if you were going to attack, you wouldn't have done it so sloppily.”

The skull principal nodded as if he understood.

“You must have followed me because you coveted the treasure hidden in my warehouse, right? Students are all thieves. The moment I turn my eyes away, they're desperate to raid my warehouse!”

'Then provide some meals, bedding, and experimental materials...'

Yi-Han cursed inwardly.

He induced it himself and then!

“Unfortunately, I didn't come to manage the warehouse today.”

"Then why did you come?"

“I told you. I was looking around the submerged scenery of Einroguard and feeling sorry for the students' suffering. I came to help the students.”

"..."

Yi-Han had to grit his teeth to hold back the scornful laughter that was about to burst out.

'He's really telling lies without sincerity.'

"Then I will help you by your side."

“Really?”

The skull principal turned his gaze to Yi-Han as if he had heard an unexpected remark.

Yi-Han asked as if testing him.

"Would it be inconvenient if I'm here?"

“It's not inconvenient, but there are times when I want to punch you.”

"..."

“I'm joking.”

It didn't sound like a joke, but Yi-Han nodded.

“If it were other students, I would have told them to stop wasting time and study, but for you... it should be fine. Okay. Help me by my side.”

The skull principal readily accepted.

Come to think of it, Yi-Han didn't have to study separately for the exams anyway, so it wouldn't be bad to see what he was going to do in advance.

Yi-Han was slightly flustered by that acceptance.

'What? He's not refusing.'

Even if he didn't completely refuse, Yi-Han thought the skull principal would grumble about being disturbed.

But he accepted so easily.

'Is there another trap? Something I won't be able to notice even if I watch from the side? Or something that would be meaningless even if I noticed...'

As Yi-Han was deeply immersed in thought, the skull principal spoke from the side in a dumbfounded voice.

“What are you doing when you said you would help?”

“That's right. So he didn't use it much after building it.”

'Isn't he not very smart?'

“Since then, junior students have been using it for different purposes for generations. It must have changed several times. Ten years ago, the ball game club used it as their clubhouse, and five years ago, the mage card club held a tournament... or not? Did a fire break out in a duel before the tournament? It's not very important. Now it's being used as a dormitory for guests who are properly 'invited' from outside.”

The skull principal emphasized 'invited'.

He seemed to really hate guests coming from outside.

“Anyway, since it's being used as a dormitory, it needs to be properly repaired. You've mastered all the earth, wood, and rock elements among elemental magic, right?”

"No?"

Yi-Han was dumbfounded.

Knowing that Yi-Han was suffering from advanced elements like lightning, dark, flame, and cold, he still said such things?

-Oh dear. I'll have to tell Bagrak.-

"..."

“I'm joking, so don't glare at me like that. You probably didn't learn wood or rock professionally. You won't need them in the 1st year. What about earth?”

"I only know the basics."

“Shape transformation, maintenance... can you decompose by any chance? Decomposition is important.”

"Yes."

Thankfully, he had learned from Salko before.

He hadn't completely mastered it, but he could use it thanks to his mana.

“Then it's not basic, you ironhead.”

The skull principal scolded Yi-Han.

Humility was not a good habit for a mage.

“Now you may be busy eating, sleeping, and playing like a beast, but when you become a 2nd year, you'll have quite a lot of construction work to do. It won't hurt to learn it now. But this requires some knowledge of transformation magic... Ah. I was worrying for nothing.”

The skull principal recalled the schools of magic Yi-Han had been learning and canceled what he had just said.

"Uh, I'm not confident in transformation magic yet..."

“Just listen quietly.”

The skull principal decided to dismiss 95% of what Yi-Han said from now on as an exaggeration.

—

Earth elemental magic had a fairly easy difficulty level.

Since every mage lived with their feet on the ground, they couldn't help but be familiar with it.

Moreover, unlike fire or water, earth was the easiest to call from the closest proximity.

Magics like calling earth, shaping it, and fixing it firmly were things that other students could also do.

However, to repair a building made with complex materials, one had to know how to control not only earth but also various other elements.

The skull principal pushed Yi-Han to be able to transform rock into sand and sand into rock.

Although Yi-Han had somehow mastered transforming cloth into iron, transforming solid rock into sand was still not easy.

To help his disciple who had hit a wall, the skull principal threw gravel and sprinkled sand.

“Feel it! Feel it! The last transformation was slow to react. The last transformation lost focus! Pour more mana into it. You can waste some mana for this magic anyway!”

Yi-Han desperately learned magic to escape from the gravel and sand hitting his face even for a moment.

And he really succeeded.

"...!"

When he quickly transformed the damaged part of the stone house and made the cracks disappear, Yi-Han suddenly felt doubt about himself.

Why do I only succeed after getting hit?

'Is it right to keep succeeding this way? It's efficient, but...'

“Well done. Those magics will come in handy. Rock is quite bothersome to knead as it is...”

'I could definitely earn some pocket money at any stonemason guild.'

The two mages had different thoughts.

"Where to next?"

“Hmm. There was a pier by the lakeside, and I think there will be damage there too. Let's go there.”

"Yes. ...?"

Yi-Han, who was about to nod and go, felt something strange.

Huh?

'Is he really only doing repairs?'

Was he not preparing any wicked plots or exam preparations?

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