Chapter 109

Hey, Mr. Yenika (1)

It was a time when the student council president election was wrapping up and Tanya Rosstaylor’s new cabinet was also taking shape to some extent. If we were to measure time, it was about 10 days after the election ended.

“Are you dating Ed?”

Melina, a senior professor of elemental studies, was clearly a bad person.

His long, plain black hair is neatly combed, but his exhausted eyes and slanted mouth look full of dissatisfaction. The way he dresses, which clearly shows the curves of his body, makes him look more like the owner of an inn than a professor.

He is smoking a pipe and then exhales the smoke. It really felt like a burden to get close to.

“...yes...?”

“Are you dating Ed?”

1 I was calling Yenika for help with reviewing the elemental science assignment for the 2nd graders.

So, Jenica came to the private lab in the professorial building, but those were the first words she said.

Due to Yenika’s personality, she couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

“Well, that’s suddenly...?? Why does that sound...?”

“Are you kidding me? In addition to elemental science classes, the two of us stick together for quarterly common classes and even elemental science classes. We also stick together when we go to the student welfare facility or the student cafeteria to eat something.”

“...That...is....”

“If a man and a woman are at eye level, all kinds of dating circuits are activated and girls your age are the ones who start gossiping. That’s enough to start a rumor, isn’t it?”

Professor Melina shook her head as if it was disgusting and exhaled smoke again.

“Plus, these days, Yenika, you’re always talking nonsense every chance you get... Even during lectures, you’re staring blankly at the blackboard and laughing out loud. You’re like kids who have just started dating, so all I can do is sigh. You’re wondering what the hell is going on and you’re thinking nonsense. With a mesmerized face, the corners of his mouth are scrunched up – I mean Hanan.”

“There’s no need to talk about it like that...!”

That’s definitely a sharp point. Whether it’s humming for no reason or the tone of voice rising for no reason, anyone can tell that Yenika is excited these days.

This is because the two of them have been spending a lot of time together since Ed’s seclusion period.

Basically, Ed had few classmates that he was close to, so he spent most of his time as a bachelor with Yenika.

We had many overlapping classes, ate together, and solved assignments together, so when we came to our senses, we were sticking together well.

It was a situation where one should consider it fortunate that there was no lethal dose of happiness.

“Okay... no matter who you meet and what you do, it’s not something I can interfere with as a professor. The reason I called you today was simply because I wanted to get help with grading the 1st and 2nd year spirit sensing assignments.”

“Grading...? Me...?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be done, right? I’ll give you extra points.”

As far as elemental arts are concerned, it is safe to say that there are very few people who can follow Yenika in this degree.

Of course, since Melina is also a professor, her knowledge of elemental arts, which is her field of expertise, is unrivaled.

However, its scope is difficult to go beyond the academic field.

The essence of animology. history. The ecosystem of spirits. The concept of spirit affinity. Sensitivity training method. A deep understanding of the concept of reactivity, etc.

If it were an academic field, Jenica would naturally not be able to reach the professors who had been researching it all her life... but the realm of sensation is completely different.

Just as there is a difference between knowing a ball game well and being good at it... If you enter the realm of senses, Yenika’s sense of freely handling even high-ranking spirits makes even the strict Melina nod her head.

“Joint combat practice is scheduled soon, so think of it as an opportunity to establish your dignity as a senior.”

“I don’t want to build up any kind of dignity...”

“Actually, I don’t even want to be dignified. Just please, just smile during class as if you’re the happiest in the world. I’m celebrating your blooming youth. It’s your blessing, but... From the perspective of someone watching, you may be wondering, ‘Is he really out of his mind?’ “I feel like doing so.”

After listening to the story up to that point, Yenika’s face heated up for no reason. He lowered his head and quickly nodded.

Once you start to fall into your own world, you tend to not be conscious of your surroundings. Maybe that’s why people around me have started to express concern after seeing myself in a strangely tense state of late.

In fact, it is not a cause for concern. Well, it’s not like the corners of your mouth get worn down just because you wear them lightly on a daily basis.

However, there was one fact that Yenika failed to take into account.

If you look at the way they and Ed are flirting around the bachelors from a third-party perspective, you won’t feel uncomfortable even though they really look like lovers. One day, the two suddenly said, ‘We’re dating.’ Even if you declare it, it seems like you will naturally accept it and say, ‘That’s right...’

That fact may not be very pleasant to some people.

“....”

Annis Heylan, who had a sullen look on her face and had put away her cloak... did not touch the teacup even once.

Yenika is quietly photosynthesizing while sitting on the terrace of the teahouse in the student center. As if she were a stuffed toy, she didn’t move a thing and had a bright smile on her face. She looks so happy with her face shining and flowing.

Nothing more, nothing less, it’s just a small number. It seems as if flowers are blooming around the wandering figure.

“You must have worked hard today, Yenika. Today’s monster ecology assignment was really difficult because it was so extensive.”

“Huh? Ugh~” ”

...I guess I’ll have an early dinner too. I should go back to the dormitory before the sun sets and try to decipher the ancient texts that Professor Stray told me about. Based on what I heard in class, it seemed like it would be difficult to do alone, but still. I should give it a try....”

“Hmm~ I see~ I guess I’ll have to try it at least once~ This decoding class didn’t have many assignments though~ so it’ll be okay~” ”

....”

Listen to Anise as usual. Yenika is the one who does it, accepts it appropriately, and even responds by responding. But Anis was strangely angry.

Anise is also sitting at the table across from her, her eyes are smiling, but her criss-crossed veins seem to be sticking out.

It wouldn’t be strange for Anis to shed a happy smile when she sees Jenica happy in the world, but why on earth am I subtly angry now?

If she reflected on her feelings for a moment, she would quickly realize the reason, but Anise didn’t do that right away.

“By the way, Yenika... you mean that guy...”

“Huh? You mean Ed...?”

“Yes. I guess Yenika knew from the start that the man wasn’t dead?”

At first, Anis was worried that she had really lost her mind when she saw Yenika cooking out of nowhere, but now she can understand all of her actions.

Even though Yenica knew that Ed Rosstaylor was not dead in the first place, she kept it a secret. If Jenica, and not anyone else, had done that, there must have been a compelling reason.

Anise didn’t know that fact, but she felt a bit grumpy.

“I... I was really worried about Yenika at that time. ‘The heartache caused by that man’s death was so great that Yenika was really having a hard time.’ “I thought, Yenika is my precious friend.”

“Uh huh...”

“So... I felt a bit mean. I was so worried about Yenika, but Yenika was the only one who knew the truth and kept silent and just watched me worry, right?”

“Ah no... That’s...”

What are you talking about to Jenica, your most precious friend in the world? Why are you asking such meaningless questions?

Anise couldn’t even understand what she was doing. He was just saying whatever came out of his mouth.

“I... I was sorry... Anise. But there really was a reason.”

“So much so that you can’t even tell me...?”

“Uh, yes...”

“Then... I have no choice...”

Anise sighed heavily. I kept my head down and glanced at Yenika out of the corner of my eye.

Like the kind Jenika in the world, she was fidgeting and caressing her fingertips.

I felt like a sharp pain was stabbing my chest. An appropriate sense of immorality has the power to encourage people to go astray.

“I’m sure if it was Yenika, she would have gotten into trouble while helping that man.”

“It’s... similar...”

It was similar, and those words were accurate. Making inferences using limited information was Anis’ specialty.

Delheim Hourglass (Lv 1)

I have several magic engineering supplies that I can craft in the magic engineering slot. I looked through the list.

Among them, the one that I am most interested in right now is the ‘thousand-year tree staff struck by lightning.’

First of all, the manufacturing method itself is very simple. The power rating is high for a subject that has almost no process and the level of difficulty is not high.

The reason is really simple. This is because it is very difficult to obtain the ingredients.

A tree that has been alive for over a thousand years has its branches twisted by lightning. Just hearing about it makes you have no idea where to get it.

〈Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman〉 In the main story, it was just in the inventory as a reward item in the final chapter of Act 3, but now that it has become a reality, I feel at a loss as to where to get it.

If you don’t have something, just make it.

Trees over a thousand years old are rare, but there is at least one in this northern forest. Then, the story goes that all you have to do is hit the branch of that tree with lightning.

The tree is ‘Merilda’s guardian tree.’ If you ask Merilda for at least one branch, you can somehow get it.

When it comes to thunderbolts, there is the high-level lightning magic ‘Never’s Punishment’ handled by Lucy. Lucy can use high-level magic just by picking her ears while firing wildly, so if you ask her, she will do it.

“Hmm...”

Thousand-year-old wooden staff struck by lightning (very rare)

Amplifies the sensitivity of all elemental spirits. Amplification of magic efficiency of spirit magic.

If you look at the information section of magic engineering supplies, it is a very desirable ability.

In the first place, the sensitivity stat is a stat that is strongly guaranteed to be unique, making it difficult to amplify it with equipment or reinforcement magic.

Sensitivity stats are expressed only by the character’s natural strength. This staff is one of the exceptional items that directly breaks one of the core principles of .

By tapping the bonfire with a poker, we came up with a plan to procure other materials besides the tree branches that had been struck by lightning.

Most of the rest can be purchased at the Elte Store. When I put it all together like this, it turned out to be a surprisingly realistic plan.

“Hmm... I guess it won’t take as long as I thought.”

In the first place, I didn’t make it for myself to use.

I thought about the oak staff that Yenika carried as if it were her own body. It’s definitely a cane with good performance, but it’s worn out because I’ve been using it for too long.

Even though there are many canes given to me as gifts by family and friends, is there some reason why I only use those canes?

Still, if there is equipment that can further increase your potential, it is right to use it. Still, there were many things I wanted to repay to Yenika in many ways.

If I could afford it, I would make my own, but... the higher the grade, the worse the efficiency of the magic power used when remaking it. This is a measure to prevent the infinite mass production of high-efficiency magic engineering products.

It would be best to prepare to make the second wand a little more slowly.

If you’re thinking of re-crafting a legendary magic engineering item like the Delheim Hourglass... it will take almost two months.

It’s something worth investing that amount of time into. Of course, I will be making a lot of other magical engineering supplies in the meantime.

First of all, I want to make another legendary magic engineering item, ‘Glockt’s Eye’, before the end of this semester.

Glokt’s Eye (Legendary)

Temporarily increases the proficiency of all sensitive abilities. The efficiency of cursed magic is halved. Defensive magic cannot be used. Becomes immune to elemental magic.

Among the items that directly affect sensitivity abilities, it is the highest grade magic engineering item.

At this point, I don’t know how to make it... but it’s still worth taking the time to try. In particular, being completely immune to all elemental magic means that you will have an overwhelming advantage when fighting against wizards. It’s a bit tricky, but it’s half a fraudulent item and can only be obtained very late in the original work.

Above all, Glokt’s eyes are not consumables. There is a cooldown time, but it is a reusable item anyway, so once you make it, it will actually lead to an increase in your specs.

“Okay... Huh... First of all, rather than a distant goal, we should first achieve the goal in front of us step by step. First of all, it would be good to make the wand quickly.”

Of course, it is difficult to do on your own. I raised my head and looked towards the cabin. There was no one in particular that caught my eye.

As I looked around the entire camp, I saw Lucy napping in a hammock hung on a tree next to the cabin.

“Tsk tsk.”

I quickly got up and went to the hammock.

I put my head in front of Lucy’s nose and confirmed that she was sleeping soundly.

Lucy is sleeping soundly, but if she has something to say, she wakes her up without hesitation. Lucy is almost always half-asleep anyway, so waking her up makes little difference.

I also don’t really care about it.

“Hey Lucy.”

When I suddenly called her name like that, Lucy quickly stood up as usual.

No, in fact, it didn’t happen ‘as usual’.

“....”

“...!!!!”

When his nose met my field of vision, his eyes suddenly widened. Then, it took a deep breath, suddenly flipped its body, flew as if it was floating, and landed on a large tree branch.

“Why why...”

“...is that such a surprise...?”

The number of times I suddenly woke Lucy up while she was sleeping was too many to count with two fingers.

I asked Lucy if it was something to make such a fuss about, but she shook her head.

“...No, I’m sorry for surprising you for no reason. It’s not necessary right now, so I’ll speak slowly next time.”

“You can tell me now... It’s okay...”

“No, now that I think about it, I have a schedule.”

Explaining various circumstances and asking Lucy to cast the thunderbolt spell... you can do this at any time.

However, when I thought about it, I had asked Yenika to watch my spirit sensitivity training today. Since I was told that I would arrive at the camp around 7 o’clock after my bachelor’s class, I had to get ready now.

I waved my hand at Lucy, told her it was okay, and returned to the campfire. And I sat near the rock and read a book on elemental science... and waited for Yenika for a long time.

―Rustle, rustle.

It was about five or six pages into the book when Yenika appeared through the grass.

“Hello Ed...!”

There were a few leaves stuck to Yenika’s collar and nose, as if she had taken a slightly rougher route instead of the one she usually took. Why bother...?

“Oh Yenika. It’s a little late.”

“Yeah. I’m about 10 minutes late...!”

“What happened?”

After saying that, Jenica suddenly crossed her arms and spoke in a proud posture.

“There’s no particular reason why I’m late...!”

“....”

“It’s just... it’s late!”

After saying that, he adds, ahem, clears his throat.

“....”

I was wondering what kind of reaction you wanted and how to answer...

“Well... that’s possible. You’re very busy. I’m grateful that you came to help me with the sensitivity training.”

After saying that, I closed the book, shook off my clothes, and got up. Since it was sensitivity training, I didn’t have to use my body much, but I did bend my shoulders here and there.

“....”

I don’t know why, but...Yenica was breaking into a cold sweat at the subject’s arrogant attitude.