episode_0049

49. Gwanjongnyeo.

I slowly turned my head and looked at the student who spoke. A pretty pretty looking female student caught my eye.

Of course, I didn’t know the name.

“Um… what was your name?”

“Ha! I don’t know?”

Then I saw her expression looking at me as if I was dumbfounded.

Of course, I was even more outrageous.

‘No, how do I know your name?’

There are 100 students in the special department alone. Of course, I couldn’t know everything.

Even though I met many students during the last election period, I was not able to memorize all their names.

“You don’t know me, Julia, the daughter of Count Haman?”

“Hmm. Sorry.”

“Ugh…! Be sure to memorize it from now on!”

“Okay.”

Anyway, it looked quite pretty. Moreover, as the daughter of a count family, she must be quite popular.

That’s why I showed such an arrogant reaction.

I saved her in my head.

‘It’s just a woman, Pierre Baumann.’

You can think of him as the strongest genius with long hair. The attitude was exactly the same.

Of course, I didn’t say that out loud. Still, he had his own manners(?).

Anyway, when Yulia and I met, our eyes were strangely focused.

In reality, she seemed to be quite popular, just as I thought. I could feel many students looking this way.

In particular, a lot of male students looked at this.

Sigh.

At that time, I could see the corners of her mouth slightly raising. It seemed like he wanted this situation.

‘Smile?’

It was a reaction that was difficult to understand. Maybe it was just his taste for enjoying people’s gaze.

Anyway, there was no need to suit her taste.

I asked her directly what her purpose was.

“What’s more happening than that?”

“Oh, that’s right. I know it’s an honor. Because I’m running the errand myself.”

“Errands?”

“Yes, Professor Armel is looking for you. You can just go to the professor’s office.”

“Hmm… Thank you.”

I smiled gently at her.

It was just a business smile.

Is this a smile for image management?

Although it seemed like he was doing it on purpose, he ran an errand for me. I had to say thank you like this.

Then her face turned red in an instant.

“If you know what I’m thankful for, be sure to memorize my name!”

“Yes, Julia.”

“Hmm! Ah, that’s all I need to know.”

With those words, she quickly walked away. Strangely, the gait was very fast.

Of course, it didn’t grab my attention.

I got up immediately. It was the twilight archmage calling. I had to go on time.

‘what? Is there anything I can tell you?’

It was the first time he sang it. So I was quite curious.

So I headed to Armel’s professor’s office.

***

After a while.

I arrived in front of an antique door.

The name Armel Moritz was written on the door.

It was the teaching office of Armel, the Grand Wizard of Twilight.

smart!

I knocked on the door cautiously.

He was famous for his bad temper. So, there was a need to be careful.

Soon a sharp voice was heard from inside the door. It was also a voice mixed with the energy of an archmage.

-Who is it?!

Most students probably got scared and ran away.

‘The rumor that you have a bad personality is true.’

Of course, that didn’t apply to me. I answered in a polite voice.

“This is Jace Allen. I heard you were looking for it.”

Then a voice came from inside the door again.

However, it was different from before.

This was the first time I knew that professor could have such a warm voice.

“Ah…! Jace Allen? Is our department representative here? Come in quickly.”

“That… Yes.”

I opened the door with a confused face. The attitude changed so drastically that I was dumbfounded.

Squeak.

Soon, the Archmage’s professor’s office began to come into view.

‘How is this a professor’s office? ‘Isn’t it a laboratory?’

All kinds of reagents, magic ingredients, and magic tools were strewn everywhere. It felt like I was in a wizard’s laboratory.

Moreover, he was currently conducting some kind of experiment.

A blue liquid was being poured on paper, and as soon as I saw it, I knew what kind of experiment it was.

“Hmm… Some amphibian body organ went in…”

‘Is that my magic paper?’

It was like that.

Currently he was dismantling the magic paper I had made.

I didn’t know I would still be obsessed with that magic paper.

“Hey… Professor?”

“Ah! I’m sorry. Because it’s an experiment. Anyway, you made something really great. Is it to the point where I’m hooked?”

“Haha…”

I don’t know how to react to this.

He was praising me by dismantling the magic paper in front of me. It was really unclear whether I should like it or not.

Anyway, he stopped his experiment. And then he came to me.

“We’re both busy, so let’s get to the point first.”

“Ah, yes.”

This was actually good. He was definitely a wizard who valued practicality.

“Would you like to do business with me?”

“Deal… Are you talking about it?”

I looked puzzled at his words. I thought he called me because he had something to do. But that didn’t seem to be the case.

“To be exact, you are going to create a work of art together with me.”

“A work of art?”

“So, the magic paper is currently in danger?”

I guess the rumor reached the professor’s ears.

I nodded. First of all, it was true.

“Yes. Yes.”

“Hmm, it’s easier to admit than it looks. Good posture. More than that… I think I can help with this problem.”

“Ah…”

I had a vague idea of what he was saying.

Instead of helping with community issues, they wanted something in return from me. Surely, if he was one of the greatest wizards in the kingdom, he might have some sort of method.

I first listened to what he said.

“How can you help me…?”

“Ah, it’s not difficult. Is there a new magic I developed through divine beasts this time? Just add it to this magic paper.”

My eyes widened slightly when I heard the word ‘God’.

‘It’s a magic created using even divine water?’

If the 3rd awakened person had special abilities, the great wizard had divine powers.

It could be thought of as a summoned beast born from the mana of an archmage, and was famous for its extraordinary abilities.

In any case, it means that it is such a great magic that it even requires the use of divine beasts.

And in this case, the price will not be small.

I spoke with a slightly nervous expression.

“Well… you said it was a deal, so I guess you want something from me?”

“Ah, yes. There is something you want.”

He had a sinister look on his face.

I was quite nervous internally at that expression.

‘You’re not trying to do human experiments with my body, are you?’

There were more wizards willing to experiment with my body than I thought.

This was because there was no one who had mastered martial arts and magic at the same time like me. In fact, it could be seen as a very attractive subject from a wizard’s point of view.

And if something like that happened, I had to refuse it right away. No matter how much divine magic it was, it couldn’t be done.

However, what came out of the Archmage’s mouth was not a human experiment like that.

Rather, it was an even more surprising proposal. In fact, it was so uncharacteristic of him that I was surprised.

“Hmm, you run the best mercenary group in the kingdom?”

“That… Yes.”

“Then, you must have earned quite a lot, right?”

“Yes?”

It was like that.

He wanted money from me. I was dumbfounded by such a normal suggestion.

‘No, is it okay for an archmage to be like this?’

It was completely different from what he usually showed. Maybe it seemed like everyone changed in front of money.

Still, I had to say something.

“How much do you want…?”

“Hmm, I’ve been doing a lot of experiments lately, so I’m a little short on experiment expenses, right? So… I think it would be enough to just give me 2,000 gold…”

I stiffened my expression at his words.

2,000 gold was worth about 2 billion won in Korean won. He was saying this as if he was asking me to borrow money for cigarettes.

Plus, I’ve spent a lot of money recently.

It was definitely true that I earned 4,000 gold thanks to the prince.

However, 1,000 gold went into the upkeep of the Steel Mercenaries, and 2,000 gold went into growing magic cigarettes.

Right now, Robin was diligently cultivating magic tobacco outside the academy. Originally, I was going to raise it at home, but I didn’t have enough time. There wasn’t enough space.

So I just outsourced it. Although it costs more, it wasn’t a bad choice.

‘Robin would never betray me.’

Robin still believed that I had cast a terrible spell on him. You will never even think about betrayal.

Anyway, all I had left was a thousand gold. It meant that even if you wanted to give it, you couldn’t.

“Well… 2,000 gold is a bit…”

“Hmm, is it too much? So how about cutting it in half and making 1,000 gold? Coincidentally, we need exactly that much money for the disassembly experiment…”

‘No, just tell me how to make magic paper! ‘Why are you spending a thousand gold to dismantle this!’

I put back the words that were up to my throat. Still, I couldn’t tell you how to create a community yourself.

Anyway, I was worried.

From what I could see, it seemed like he had no intention of cutting me any further.

‘Hmm… It costs a thousand gold to save the community…’

A thousand gold was definitely not a small amount of money. For me, who likes money, I could say that money was like blood.

But still, I couldn’t help it.

Community was essential to graduating summa cum laude. When the community disappears, warriors will be active again.

I nodded slowly.

“Phew, good. I’ll give you a thousand gold.”

“Oh! Is it true?!”

Instead of “!”

“Hmm?”

“Can’t we add just one more magic with the help of the divine beast?”

I had no intention of unconditionally listening.

Still, I planned to take every advantage I could.