chapter 9
9 episodes
after the entrance ceremony. Se-hun Lee, who was called by Ryu Eun-ha, stood facing her in the alleyway.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“Hey. Take this too… … Hmmm.”
A faculty member who was about to enter the alley to clean up quickly turns around and leaves as if he saw something he couldn’t see.
A situation where the chief cadet who caused the sudden action and the head of the department in charge are standing side by side. To others, it will look like a bomb about to explode.
‘It’s not like that.’
Her expressionless face may look angry, but due to Ryu Eun-ha’s personality, if she was called that, she would have pointed out the wrong part and paid attention to it from the beginning.
Then, what the hell are you thinking, standing in front of people like this without saying a word? There was only one case in this case.
“… … Usage just shown. Did you really mean it?”
It was only when he found a weapon that was delicious.
“The flames in the five colors have a property of causing collisions with each other. So, to control that, I made a firework candle flow.”
“It wasn’t just to increase the power of radio waves.”
“We had that intention, and we thought of a technology we could use together.”
Ryu Eun-ha stared at Lee Se-hoon, who spoke insignificantly.
When I first selected the subject, I thought about the extent to which the weapons supported each other. However, Sehun Lee created an explosive synergy beyond that level.
‘The fact that the weapon skill, Yahwa, was also applied… … It must also have been intentional when making it.’
Such a delicate process was added in that short smelting process.
After learning that Se-Hoon Lee’s abilities were better than he had expected, Eun-Ha Ryu felt her mouth dry out.
‘It’s beyond imagination.’
Does it feel like this when a lot of cheese flows out of the cut pork cutlet without thinking?
gulp.
Ryu Eun-ha swallowed dry saliva unwittingly at Lee Se-hoon’s ability to taste the future beyond expectations.
[The relationship with the grand prize ‘Ryu Eun-ha’ has been established.]
A new notification window appeared in front of Sehun Lee.
‘… … It’s very fast.’
Before the return, the relationship was only established after feeding the weapon several times, but this time it was established even without feeding it.
Considering that my skills are lower now than back then, I feel a little embarrassed, but this difference was unavoidable.
‘A cadet with a promising future and an active blacksmith who is the industry average. It’s obvious which one is more attractive… … .’
In any case, if a relationship with Ryu Eun-ha is established, there is nothing wrong with it.
I’ve dealt with Inseok many times, so I’m familiar with how to use it, and the head of the department of Borsippa, isn’t he a high-ranking person who might be in charge of his academy life?
‘Still, it may have been different from before the return, so let’s check it out for sure.’
Sehun Lee, who was thinking about how to naturally extract the relationship, decided to write a simple method.
“Ugh… … .”
Sehun Lee suddenly falls forward while grabbing his forehead.
Ryu Eun-ha reflexively reached out and grabbed Lee Se-hoon, who fell defenselessly.
“Are you okay?”
Seeing Ryu Eun-ha looking worriedly, Se-hun Lee nodded with a puzzled expression on his face.
“I used a little too much magic power… … it’s okay.”
I grabbed Ryu Eun-ha’s arm, who was naturally supporting me while naturally fixing my collapsed posture.
‘Relationship extraction.’
[Extract the relationship from the target ‘Ryu Eun-ha’]
[The relationship with the producer ‘Sehun Lee’ is Lv.1.]
Ryu Eun-ha’s bond permeated into her body.
‘great.’
Lee Se-hoon, who naturally finished the relationship extraction, corrected his posture, and Ryu Eun-ha looked at him with a serious expression.
“If something like this happens next time, please tell me in advance. This time, the principal has been generous with it, but next time, you may be disciplined.”
“Yes. I will be careful.”
Ryu Eun-ha nodded at Lee Se-hoon’s meek reflection, and then looked around for a moment.
“Then the entrance ceremony is over, so the previous deal… … .”
“ah. I was here.”
Kim In-cheol, who came into the alley while cutting Ryu Eun-ha’s horse, looked at the two.
“The head of the school immediately held the presentation ceremony. Can I take Sehun Lee too?”
“… … All right.”
At the dissatisfaction that was subtly revealed on his expressionless face, Se-hun Lee smiled and shook his head.
“See you later.”
Lee Se-hun and Kim In-cheol left the alley, and Ryu Eun-ha, who was left alone, looked at her back with an expressionless face.
squeak.
And a small sound rang out as if it were a complaint.
* * *
‘There is nothing else, either now or then.’
Ryu Eun-ha tries to eat anything she finds interesting weapons.
It was satisfying to hear that she, who was called a gourmet and not someone else, was interested in her. Sehun Lee was never vigilant.
‘Now is the new menu, so that’s why.’
At first, it is a new taste, so you can keep looking for it, but once you get used to it a little, your own weapons will eventually become ‘ordinary’ rare-grade weapons.
‘You’re getting tired of your armor now.’
Before the return, I had to receive a humiliating evaluation for not noticing this, but this time I am never on my guard.
‘And since we met early, we can also aim for Lv.5.’
The level of relationship I built with Ryu Eun-ha before returning was Lv.4. It was a lot of disappointment because it was one step lower than the highest level achieved with the three dogs, Lv.
About Ryu Eun-ha, who died before going up there, and about his own lack of being able to prevent that death.
“I regret eating your armor… … .”
a murmur in my ear. Lee Se-hoon’s eyes frowned at the word that he couldn’t forget.
‘Ttt… … .’
It has already passed, and it is gone. While Lee Se-hoon was trying to shake off his memories, Kim In-cheol, who was walking in front of him, opened his mouth.
“Come here.”
A huge mansion built on the side of the central plaza where the entrance ceremony was held.
This was the old main building called the heart of Babel Academy, the Marduk mansion.
“The historical place where Babel began. It’s not a place I can come to often, so I’ll take this opportunity to check it out.”
Kim In-cheol, who briefly explained, moved again, and Lee Se-hun followed him into the mansion.
A luxuriously decorated mansion from the outside garden to the inside. It was unbelievably neat that it was built 40 years ago.
‘Rather than good maintenance… … I feel stuffed.’
When Sehun Lee is looking at the landscape of the mansion with a mysterious atmosphere.
“I’m just telling you just in case.”
Kim In-cheol, who arrived at the door of the principal’s office, looked at Lee Se-hoon.
“Be polite in front of the principal. As you know, he is a different person from us.”
“You don’t have to worry. Maybe you don’t even know that.”
“… … .”
Kim In-cheol gave a strange expression to Lee Se-hoon’s calm answer.
If I had been very nervous, I wouldn’t have been worried, but having so much leeway is rather insecure.
‘okay. I’m not a friend who doesn’t know the basics… … .’
Shaking off any worries, Kim In-cheol carefully pushed the door of the principal’s office with both hands.
Huge windows overlooking the central square and bookshelves with old books. The floor was covered with a faded red carpet, and various antiques and old furniture were scattered throughout.
‘It’s all outdated.’
Unlike the exterior of a fancy mansion, it is an old-fashioned and worn-out room with a mixture of brown and red.
The old man who was sitting at the desk in the room, principal Ludwig greeted Se-Hoon Lee with a smile.
“Come here.”
“… … Excuse me.”
As Sehun Lee, nodding his head, went inside, the door closed silently as if it had been opened.
Suddenly, the situation with Babel’s supreme authority was exclusive. It would have been burdensome enough for a person with a weak wall to get out of breath, but Sehun Lee looked at each other without blinking an eye.
‘Ascension Festival… … .’
One of the strongest representatives of mankind, and a person who was alone with the Six Great Demon Gods before returning.
Sehun Lee, who saw the hero who remained as a legend until the end, gave a brief evaluation.
‘It’s also a perfect match.’
He is ignorantly strong enough to think that he is a human being, and he cannot understand what he is thinking so much that he does not know what he is thinking.
At that time, Lee Se-hoon felt gritty because of the not-so-good feeling. Ludwig asked with a soft smile.
“Have you seen everything you want to see?”
A question as if he knew everything that he had been re-examining himself. Other cadets would have been embarrassed, but Lee Sehun shook his head calmly.
“no. I didn’t see it.”
“Right. Did you run out of time?”
“It’s my lack of ability.”
It is impossible to know Ludwig’s power with his body now, unless it was before the return.
For an honest answer, Sehun Lee asked Ludwig, who was still looking at him.
“Have you all seen the principal?”
There’s no way that old man was looking at the wall pattern while we were measuring here.
At Sehun Lee’s question, Ludwig looked at him with a surprised expression and then shook his head with a deep smile.
“I haven’t even seen them all. It must have been a lack of ability.”
“ah.”
I just said whatever came to mind, but suddenly I became a madman who was ridiculed for my lack of ability against the top performers.
Recalling Kim In-cheol’s earnest request, Se-hoon Lee was about to add something quickly. Ludwig spoke first.
“If we get another chance next time, let’s see each other step by step, and let’s solve the business first.”
“Hmmm. All right.”
Ludwig smiled and looked at Lee Se-hun.
“All the weapons shown at today’s demonstration were interesting. I can’t say that I didn’t have any regrets, but there were more things to look forward to than that.”
“… … .”
His eyes twitched and his stomach swelled reflexively at the evaluation that it was regrettable, but Lee Se-hun quickly calmed his emotions.
Were you not prepared to hear such evaluations from the moment you first submitted your weapon?
‘You shouldn’t think of yourself as the standard before your return. You have to face reality.’
In my heart, I wanted to throw the Five Saekhwado and Hwajeokcho into the furnace, but now I have to put up with it.
Seeing Se-hun Lee taking a deep breath, Ludwig smiled softly and continued the story.
“Therefore, as a tribute to your talent and effort, I will give you two rewards. Let me tell you what you need.”
Ludwig’s presentation ceremony given only to the top cadets of the department.
It was a way of supporting the kind of compensation needed at Ludwig’s discretion, and it was known that various items such as skills, weapons, elixir, and letters of introduction could be requested.
‘But I’ll give you two. It’s hotter than I thought.’
I was contemplating on what to do between increasing my magical power and increasing my memory, but it seems there was no need for that.
Lee Se-hoon, who felt a little relieved, answered immediately.
“We need a reward to increase magic power and a reward to increase memory.”
“Hmm. Magic and memory.”
Ludwig, who muttered as if interested in Sehun Lee’s answer, fell silently in thought and reached out toward the air.
shudder.
A golden keyhole appeared at the same time as two fingers lightly descended into the air. It slowly rotated 90 degrees, then split up and down, revealing a white hole.
kuung. thud.
Two objects fell on the desk in the hole.
Each was ivory engraved with a muted ore and a strange pattern, but Lee Se-hun gave a strange expression to the reward that was completely different from what he expected.
“that… … ?”
“This is a reward for you.”
“… … .”
I didn’t ask because I didn’t know, but no matter how much I looked at it, he didn’t seem to have any intention of changing it.
As Sehun Lee made a shaky expression on his face, Ludwig smiled and pushed the two objects to the edge of the desk.
“Let’s take a look first.”
“Oh, yes.”
Sehun Lee approached the desk and lightly stroked the items given as a reward.
Then, I wondered if the two objects vibrated faintly, and an information window appeared in front of me.
[Mukjungam]
[Rating: Heroic] [Quality: Best]
Fragments of the silence that fell from the night.
It has a tendency to swallow everything except darkness.
* Absorbs magic from anything that comes into contact with the crystal.
Distortion that appears near a non-glossy surface.
Sehun Lee widened his eyes at the appearance of Mukjungam, a rare material he had seen several times before returning.
‘her. You’ll see this already.’
Although it is a hero-grade material, it is not easy to obtain due to its ability to absorb magic. This alone was surprising, but the truth was different.
[A dreamer]
[Rank: Heroic] [Quality: Medium]
Mac’s molars that eat dreams.
It has magical powers that can go back and forth between reality and dreams.
*You can use the magical power of dreams to touch dreams.
‘It’s a dream… … .’
Pure white ivory with teratological patterns.
It is a special material that allows not only physical contact but also mental contact.
Mukjungam can be obtained by searching for it, but there are not many items for the dreamer, and even that is difficult because the wizards who study Monghan’s magic are in an anti-monopoly state.
“… … .”
It was a different reward than expected, but looking at it like this, the corners of my lips twitched involuntarily.
As before the return, it might be in a successful state as a blacksmith, but it was not difficult to obtain these materials as a cadet who was still nothing but a child.
But how can you obtain rare materials such as Mukjungam and Dreamweed so easily?
‘It’s a little difficult to deal with now, but… … Still, I have a sense of how to use it.’
Of course, in the current state, it is not difficult, but with a little preparation, it will be possible in the near future.
When Sehun Lee is making plans step by step in his head. Ludwig asked with a smile.
“Do you like it?”
At that question, Sehun nodded without hesitation.
“Perfect.”
* * *
After Lee Se-hoon left the principal’s office. A low-pitched voice echoed through the white hole in the air.
[Why does he only have two rewards?]
The atmosphere around them trembles just by simply conveying the intention, and the space creaks in a sense of intimidation. To that great call, Ludwig calmly answered.
“Unlike other children, I gave it to him because he had enough energy to digest it.”
[is it? I felt a bit old-fashioned, but… … .]
“It means it is deep enough to be seen by you.”
Ludwig answered calmly and looked at Lee Se-hoon, who was sitting in his seat and walking down the hallway.
A method of recognizing objects in combination with one’s own magic power and the magic power in the atmosphere. Ludwig made an interesting expression in the landscape clearer than the naked eye.
‘I still can’t see the end.’
The senior cadets who had visited earlier had seen their full potential by the time they returned.
However, Se-Hoon Lee leaves the mansion and walks through the central plaza, and the end is still invisible.
It’s as if there is no limit to your potential. Ludwig then looked at the white hole.
‘I was originally going to give you three, but… … It shouldn’t be too much.’
The remaining one will have to be decided whether to give it or not, depending on how you digest the two you received today.
Ludwig, who had been enjoying himself after a long time, continued to watch it until he left the central square.