Episode 1092

Episode 1092

‘To think there would be such a trap at the end.’

Lee Han fell into deep despair.

He hadn’t expected it to be a garment visible only to good people.

The young prince, certain that Lee Han was kindhearted, must have confidently introduced it…

Disciple. What’s wrong?

“Gah. I can’t see the garment because I’m not a good person.”

A good person? I don’t really get what you’re saying… The reason you can’t see it now is because it’s a garment using a parallel dimension.

“Ah.”

Feeling awkward, Lee Han immediately corrected his posture.

No wonder!

And if it were a garment visible only to good people, you’d certainly be able to see it, Disciple.

“Would I really…”

Ignoring the mumbling disciple, the prince began to explain.

Actually, Lee Han had once gotten his hands on a relic similar to this outer garment.

A crown of thorns made by weaving together bronze, copper, and twigs. Small World Basilios.

This Basilios was a particularly unique form of Small World magic. It was a magic of inheritance.

Most Small World magics could be passed on and used separately, but the one and only Basilios was quite exceptional in that regard.

In fact, its characteristics made it similar to a Personal World.

But in return, Basilios was well worth it.

A pure power called forth from splitting and engraving its essence across countless parallel dimensions.

The sum total of that power was a might that other Small World magics couldn’t begin to match.

‘Since it’s a magic using parallel dimensions, sniping is also not easy.’

With every rise in his mastery as a mage, Lee Han had become more aware of how amazing Basilios was as a magic.

Suddenly curious, Lee Han asked.

He’d never been able to ask the clone of ambition because it would always get angry whenever questioned, but he thought the young prince might be somewhat different.

“But Master, was there a particular reason you made the magic this way?”

Basilios was originally a crown handed down through the royal family. I didn’t want to let it become a trophy for the greedy.

‘Ah.’

Lee Han understood what he meant.

This Small World magic hadn’t been created from nothing, but was instead based on the royal crown handed down in the young prince’s family.

The young prince had probably determined it was better, rather than let invaders take the crown, to break it apart and scatter it throughout many dimensions so that the worthy could summon it in the future.

No. The magic was completed long before the invaders ever came. Disciple, by “greedy ones” I meant royal relatives like my uncle.

The young prince pointed out the disciple’s misunderstanding.

The prince had spirited away the crown long before the kingdom’s downfall.

He removed the expensive gems, turned them into money, gave it to the poor, and then shattered the crown, scattering it beyond countless dimensions.

“……”

Lee Han was truly frightened.

To feel this kind of fear from someone so gentle and kind—it was truly astonishing.

The name of this outer garment is Euangelion. In my family, it was worn at times of good news.

“What sort of good news?”

It wasn’t anything great. Things like coronations…

The young prince answered as if it were nothing. But Lee Han could only be appalled.

A garment worn at a coronation was a treasure among treasures!

‘And it seems this was stolen too…’

He even wondered if the assassins who targeted the prince across the continent had actually been sent by the royal house, not by demons.

If anything dangerous happens in the future, this garment will protect you, Disciple.

“Thank you.”

Maybe it’ll protect you around tomorrow?

“……”

Just kidding.

“R-right.”

The archmage’s jokes were certainly difficult. Lee Han felt a chill in his chest.

Was that really a joke?

• * *

Ipheldrem:Thank you so much! You won’t believe what happened!

Gonadaltes:What happened?

Ipheldrem:We dug up the basement, and there was a guardian made in ancient times inside!

Gonadaltes:Are you drunk?

Ipheldrem:……

Eren Dee was angry, but not as much as before. After all, she had just been helped…

…And honestly, it did feel like a rather ridiculous story.

Ipheldrem:You’ll understand if you hear all the details! There are still guests, so I can’t explain everything…

Baquantalana:Enough.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:It’s resolved!

Bulgasari:It wasn’t really the Headmaster, right? Please don’t tell me it was actually the Headmaster??

“!”

The two who had been talking separately were startled at the sight of the Guardian Club returning to normal.

‘He released it right away.’

Lee Han realized what happened.

After receiving the outer garment he wanted, the young prince relinquished the club he’d occupied and returned to the original basement.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Who on earth was the intruder?

Baquantalana:I lost them. But next time, for sure…

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:You don’t even know who it is, so how will you catch them next time? Shouldn’t we replace the manager?

Baquantalana:…You didn’t do anything either, yet you talk big.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:I wasn’t the manager.

Gonadaltes:Everyone, calm down. Let’s not blame each other. In any case, it worked out, so that’s what’s important. Good job, everyone.

‘???’

Beaver-Penguin-Fox and Ellendil tilted their heads.

Normally, they’d have been the first to attack Baquantalana, but here they were.

Could it be Baquantalana had bribed the junior?

‘What’s going on…?’

Baquantalana:Thank you, Gonadaltes.

Bulgasari:You’re all wonderful. It’s great to see you getting along so well.

‘Bulgasari seems… a bit strange.’

Eren Dee felt uneasy inside.

Unlike other members, this Bulgasari always gave off a strong sense of incongruity when speaking.

More like an older adult, not a student…

‘It must be my imagination?’

Ipheldrem:I’m glad we can talk together again, everyone. I was entertaining a guest from Einrogard.

Baquantalana:?

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:?

Bulgasari:?

‘Hmm. As expected, Einrogard.’

Lee Han nodded as if he understood.

If he hadn’t been involved, he’d have used a ‘?’ as well.

Ipheldrem:Why are you all acting like this?

Baquantalana:You’re being tricked right now. Call for a guard at once.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Pretend you’re not home. Just pretend you’re not there!

Bulgasari:They came to extort you! Never open the door!!

“……”

Eren Dee was flustered.

Huh?

She thought Gonadaltes was only saying that to tease her.

Ipheldrem:You’re joking, right?

Baquantalana:If you think this is a joke, your sense is terrible.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Want to hear a joke? One day, the skeleton headmaster’s ghost appeared to an Einrogard student and said, ‘Throw ten Baldrogard students into the lake, then sprinkle chicken blood on the main building.’ The student asked, ‘Why sprinkle chicken blood?’

Bulgasari:The headmaster’s ghost would probably reply, ‘I knew you wouldn’t ask about the first part.’

All the Einrogard students burst out laughing. Only Eren Dee didn’t get it.

Ipheldrem:What’s funny about that…?

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:…Sorry. Thought it’d be funny. Anyway, don’t let Einrogard students in. I warned you.

Ipheldrem:They’re already inside, and I’ve finished hosting them. I even got advice from Gonadaltes.

There was a brief silence.

Then, Ellendil senior immediately contacted her one-on-one.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Don’t you think that was a bit much…?

Gonadaltes:I know what you’re thinking, but I didn’t do anything. I just gave sincere advice.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Oh, really?

Ellendil was relieved.

She’d thought her junior had swindled and taken advantage of the naïve Baldrogard student, but apparently not.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:If you ever do though, let me in on it.

“……”

Lee Han shot a slight look of disdain. Of course, Ellendil on the other side of the notebook didn’t notice.

Bulgasari:Um, what advice did you give…? It wasn’t anything like asking for money, right?

Ipheldrem:Of course not.

Gentle Eren Dee was starting to get angry.

Were all members of this club just so untrusting from having been tricked all their lives?

They had no idea what the upperclassman from the Wardanaz family had done!

Ipheldrem:I’m not saying any more.

Bulgasari:W-wait! Wait! Just tell me who it was!

But Ipheldrem didn’t answer any more. Ellendil, apparently curious, contacted Lee Han privately.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Who was it?

Gonadaltes:I don’t know either.

Lee Han replied shamelessly.

He didn’t want his own name mentioned here for no reason.

Thankfully, seeing how angry Eren Dee was, it didn’t seem she was going to tell the other members.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:What kind of advice did you give?

Gonadaltes:Just some normal, ordinary advice.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Is there even such advice? Like, Don’t ever turn your back on an Einrogard student?

Gonadaltes:Senior, you’re strangely cheerful only when talking in the club.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:…Aren’t you being a bit harsh?

It had been a thoughtlessly thrown comment, but it seemed to hit Ellendil rather hard. Lee Han apologized.

Gonadaltes:I didn’t mean it that way. I’m sorry. Oh. Let me give you some important information instead.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Well, I probably already know whatever it is. Do you know what happened at this Imperial Horticulture Club’s internal auction?

Gonadaltes:Madam Azirmo swept away the lot, right?

“!!!!!”

Ellendil fell backwards in her seat.

How!?

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Who told you that!?

Gonadaltes:That’s not important. Senior, please don’t act so distracted.

‘T-this kid…’

Ellendil trembled.

There were two ways to really infuriate a senior: one was to leave things unsaid…

Gonadaltes:There will be two dragons in Einrogard this semester.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:…Don’t lie.

Gonadaltes:Why would I lie about something like this. It’s true.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Even if the skeleton headmaster likes to torment us, would they really hire dragons just to…

Gonadaltes:Ah. That’s not it. They’re coming as inspectors.

Lee Han realized there was a misunderstanding and hurried to clarify.

Hiring two dragons just to torment students and two dragons coming as inspectors were totally different things.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Inspectors?! The headmaster did cause… some incidents… yeah, there were quite a few.

Ellendil, confused, reasoned it through.

Even if inspectors came, mages of Einrogard wouldn’t be surprised. They’d just react, “It was bound to happen.”

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:Wait. Then what about the other dragon? Is that one also an inspector?

Gonadaltes:That one is just coming to look around Einrogard.

Beaver-Penguin-Fox:…Could it be the one who came last semester?

‘Wait. How did she know?’