Bab 540
Sementara Yi-Han masih kebingungan, huruf-huruf mulai bermunculan di catatan itu.
-Karena si bodoh Moradi menghancurkan segalanya sekarang...-
"??"
-Akuakanmembunuhnya-
"????"
'Ada lebih dari satu orang?'
Huruf-huruf kacau yang tampak seperti akan muncul jika dua orang berebut bulu pena dan kertas.
Seiring waktu berlalu, tulisan itu berhenti, dan Anpagon mulai menjelaskan situasinya dengan benar.
Dia datang bersama Balpatan untuk mencari reagen, tetapi pertengkaran kecil terjadi...
'Pertengkaran kecil?'
Yi-Han melihat ke sekeliling.
Dia melihat sisa-sisa hutan yang telah dirobek-robek dengan kejam oleh sihir.
Kalau ini pertengkaran kecil, pertengkaran serius itu seperti apa?
-Jadi kenapa kau bersama para raksasa? Apakah kau tertangkap?-
-Ah. Bukan begitu. Aku membantu pekerjaan para raksasa.-
-?-
"?"
Tulisan yang sempat muncul di catatan itu berhenti sejenak.
Yi-Han bingung mengapa para senior bereaksi seperti itu.
-Kenapa kau membantu para raksasa?-
-Karena aku sudah dekat dengan mereka.-
Keheningan lagi.
Ketika para senior terdiam, Yi-Han menulis dengan hati-hati.
-Maaf, tapi sebagai junior, izinkan saya mengatakan satu hal. Menurut saya tidak baik bagi kalian berdua untuk bertengkar sekarang.-
Begitu dia menulis, balasan langsung muncul.
-Kami tidak sedang bertengkar. Bagaimanapun, aku mengerti.-
-Tapi bukankah terakhir kali kau bilang namamu Gainando?-
Yi-Han dengan licik mengabaikan bagian terakhir itu seolah-olah tidak melihatnya.
***
"Bagaimana mungkin dia bisa dekat dengan para raksasa? Aku tidak mengerti."
"Apa saja bisa terjadi di Einroguard. Kau masih kurang dalam studimu."
"Jangan bicara omong kosong. Lalu apakah kau punya teman atau senior yang dekat dengan raksasa?"
"..."
Anpagon menutup mulutnya.
Jujur saja, dia bahkan tidak bisa membayangkan hal-hal seperti apa yang harus dilakukan seseorang untuk bisa dekat dengan para raksasa.
Apa yang harus dilakukan...?
"Tapi kenapa tidak ada jawaban untuk pertanyaan soal nama itu?"
"Bukan itu yang penting sekarang."
Anpagon menjawab perkataan Balpatan dengan suara kesal.
Dengan para raksasa berkeliaran di depan mata mereka, apa pentingnya apakah junior itu sebelumnya menyebut namanya Gainando atau Wardanaz?
Pasti dia salah dengar atau semacamnya!
"Kita harus membujuk para raksasa untuk mundur."
"Ah. Benar."
Awalnya, mereka mengira junior itu mungkin menipu dan menyamarkan dirinya di antara para raksasa, tetapi jika dia benar-benar sudah dekat dengan mereka, itu lebih menguntungkan.
Tentu saja, masih sulit dipercaya, tapi...
'Aku harus bertanya padanya nanti.'
'Aku harus bertanya nanti.'
Bahkan Anpagon, yang biasanya tidak tertarik pada orang lain sebagai siswa sihir enchantment, merasa penasaran.
-Untuk membuat para raksasa mundur...-
"Tunggu."
"Apa? Kenapa kau menghentikanku?"
"Siapa yang akan membayar harganya?"
"Kau yang harus bayar."
"Omong kosong yang menarik. Gonggong saja sana, jangan begitu."
"Ya. Ngomong-ngomong, kau harus tahu kalau kau sekarang ada dalam jangkauanku."
"Terserah. Kalau kau mau pamer bahwa kau cukup bodoh untuk membuat keributan di depan para raksasa."
Kedua orang itu, yang terus bertengkar, akhirnya tidak bisa mengatasi situasi dan mencapai kesepakatan.
Mereka memutuskan untuk membagi biaya meminta tolong pada junior itu menjadi dua.
-Jika kau bisa membuat para raksasa mundur, imbalannya adalah sebagai berikut...-
-Imbalan?-
Keduanya saling memandang saat membaca jawaban sang junior.
Dan kemudian mereka berbicara bersamaan.
"Itu karena kau memasukkan barang sampah!"
"Imbalanmu itu sampah."
***
Yi-Han sedikit tersentuh.
'Para profesor tidak memberikan imbalan apa pun saat menyuruhku bekerja, tapi para senior berbeda.'
Sebenarnya, para profesor tidak menyuruhnya bekerja, melainkan memberikan kuliah, tetapi Yi-Han tidak peduli.
Mereka bilang akan menyimpan sepuluh set baju besi dari kulit singa merah, sepuluh gulungan sihir penghalang angin, lima toples madu cahaya bulan, dan lain-lain di dekat Menara Naga Biru.
Awalnya, dia akan melakukannya bahkan jika mereka hanya meminta saja, tetapi dia tidak bisa menahan diri untuk tidak lebih bahagia dengan imbalan seperti itu.
"Aku tahu ke mana pelakunya pergi. Tolong ikuti arah yang kutunjuk."
-Ooh!-
-Mage pintar!-
Ketika Yi-Han berteriak dengan percaya diri, para raksasa melangkahkan kaki mereka dengan gembira.
Yi-Han memandang ke arah di mana para senior kemungkinan berada dan menganggukkan kepala sedikit.
Itu adalah isyarat bagi mereka untuk pergi sendiri.
'Hoho. Sempurna.'
Yi-Han bangga melihat para raksasa berjalan pergi.
Itu adalah penampilan seorang junior yang tidak diragukan lagi luar biasa bagi siapa pun yang melihatnya.
Meskipun mereka tidak terlihat, Balpatan dan Anpagon pasti menganggap Yi-Han luar biasa.
"..."
"..."
Balpatan dan Anpagon menyaksikan para raksasa berjalan pergi dengan mulut menganga.
Dia dengan percaya diri mengatakan untuk percaya dan menyerahkannya padanya sendiri, jadi mereka meragukan itu, tetapi mereka tidak mengira dia bisa memerintah para raksasa semudah itu.
"Pe... Pengendali raksasa...!"
Yi-Han tidak tahu bahwa dia telah mendapatkan julukan tambahan di kalangan para senior tanpa dia ketahui.
-Tapi kenapa kita pergi ke arah sini?-
"Pelakunya selalu meninggalkan jejak. Ada jejak mana yang tertinggal di sini."
Menunjuk ke depan dengan tongkatnya, Yi-Han mengeluarkan kata-kata apa pun yang bisa dia pikirkan.
Itu bukan tugas yang sulit.
Semudah mengedipkan mata bagi Yi-Han, yang telah dilatih di Einroguard, untuk secara kasar memimpin para raksasa, menciptakan jarak, dan kemudian berkata, 'Ups, maaf, kita kehilangan mereka'.
-Benar juga! Batu di sini pecah!-
"Tepat sekali."
-Pohon di sini juga hancur! Benar bahwa mereka lari ke arah sini!-
"?"
Yi-Han, yang tadinya mengoceh sembarangan, terdiam.
Reaksi para raksasa agak aneh.
'Hah?'
Saat ini, Yi-Han dan para raksasa berjalan ke arah yang sama sekali berbeda.
Mereka berjalan ke suatu tempat jauh di dalam pegunungan, bukan menuju puncak.
Secara alami, tidak ada alasan untuk menemukan jejak manusia.
Tetapi batu itu pecah dan pohon itu hancur.
'Ada yang aneh...?'
-Di sana! Di sana!-
-Itu dia! Kakek Yaksha! Itu kakek Yaksha! Sudah kuduga!-
"????"
Yi-Han terkejut dan membelakakkan matanya.
Di balik hutan di sisi seberang, seorang Yaksha sedang berjalan, menyingkirkan pohon dan batu.
Dengan tubuh besar yang menyaingi raksasa dan penampilan ganas yang mengingatkan pada hantu.
Yaksha juga bukan ras yang umum dilihat di kekaisaran, sama seperti raksasa.
Yaksha itu menolehkan kepalanya ketika mendengar teriakan para raksasa dan berkata.
-Kenapa kalian para bodoh mengoceh lagi di depan tetua kalian?-
-Woo! Kakek Yaksha! Kau menghancurkan pohon terakhir kali dan menghancurkan pohon lagi kali ini juga!-
-Kalian yang tidak tahu apa-apa. Menyingkirkan pohon yang mati dan busuk membantu pohon di sebelahnya.-
-Jangan bohong! Kau menghancurkan bahkan pohon yang sehat juga!-
"..."
Yi-Han merasakan sedikit rasa bersalah.
Karena yang menghancurkan pohon-pohon sehat itu adalah para senior Yi-Han.
-Kalau ada masalah, maju sini. Anak-anak kecil. Aku akan meladeni kalian bahkan dalam gulat, yang kalian begitu suka.-
-Uh...-
-Yaksha itu terlalu kuat.-
-Kita tidak bisa mengalahkannya...-
Para raksasa menunjukkan penampilan yang ciut dan patah semangat.
Tampaknya mereka pernah menghadapi Yaksha itu beberapa kali dan mengalami pengalaman yang berat.
"Bukankah kalian lebih unggul dalam ukuran?"
-Yaksha menggunakan teknik-teknik aneh.-
-Kita tidak bisa menang...-
Saat mereka mengatakan itu, Yaksha itu melangkah lebih dekat.
Terprovokasi oleh itu, salah satu raksasa memukul dadanya dan berteriak.
-Aku tidak akan melarikan diri di depan mage! Lihat!-
Raksasa itu menghentak-hentakkan kakinya dan menyerang dengan ganas. Pohon-pohon di sekitarnya beterbangan karena kekuatannya.
Yaksha itu berkata seolah itu menggelikan.
-Kenapa kalian anak-anak muda tidak pernah memikirkan ukuran kalian sendiri?-
-Ugh! Ungh!-
Raksasa itu beradu dengan Yaksha dan berusaha keras untuk menguasai Yaksha dengan kekuatan.
Kemudian Yaksha itu tertawa dan berkata.
-Kalian seharusnya mengumpulkan amal kebaikan. Hal-hal yang kalian anak-anak kecil lakukan paling banter hanya amal netral. Mau apa dengan kekuatan seperti itu?-
"!"
Yi-Han terkagum oleh aliran mana supernatural yang terasa dari luar tubuh Yaksha.
Memang, ras-ras langka di kekaisaran terlahir dengan kemampuan unik yang sulit ditiru bahkan dengan sihir, tetapi kemampuan Yaksha ini unik bahkan di antara mereka.
Kemampuan untuk mewujudkan amal baik dan jahat di sekitarnya menjadi kekuatan nyata!
Yaksha itu sendiri mengubah amal kebaikan yang telah dia kumpulkan menjadi kekuatannya sendiri, dan para penjahat yang berhadapan dengan Yaksha hanya bisa berjuang dengan amal kejahatan mereka sendiri.
Para raksasa tidak memiliki amal kejahatan, tetapi mereka juga tidak memiliki amal kebaikan yang layak, jadi mereka terdesak seperti itu...
'Ini kemampuan yang benar-benar menakjubkan.'
Yi-Han memahami mengapa para mage begitu tertarik pada sihir primitif atau kekuatan supernatural semacam itu meskipun telah menciptakan bidang studi yang begitu hebat.
Sulit bagi seorang mage untuk tidak tertarik pada aliran dan pola langka yang tidak bisa dilihat dalam sihir.
-Uh... Aku juga ikut!-
-Woo!-
Ketika rekan mereka terdesak, para raksasa bergegas membantu. Yaksha itu tertawa dan menerima serangan para raksasa dengan lengannya yang lain.
-Lebih banyak lagi. Lebih! Kalian anak-anak kecil!-
-Aku juga ikut!-
"Uh. Tunggu..."
Yi-Han terkejut ketika raksasa yang membawanya di pundak ikut menyerang.
Memang bagus dia marah ketika teman-temannya terdesak, tapi apakah dia lupa tentang mage kecil di pundaknya?
Chapter 540
While Yi-Han was flustered, letters started being added to the note.
-Because that idiot Moradi ruined things now...-
"??"
-Iamgoingtokillhim-
"????"
'There's more than one of you?'
Chaotic letters that seemed like they would come out if two people were fighting over a quill pen and paper.
As time passed, the writing stopped, and Anpagon began to properly explain the situation.
He had come with Balpatan to find reagents, but a small argument broke out...
'A small argument?'
Yi-Han looked around.
He saw the remnants of the forest that had been brutally torn apart by magic.
If this was a small argument, what level would a serious fight be?
-So why are you with the giants? Were you caught?-
-Ah. It's not like that. I'm helping the giants with their work.-
-?-
"?"
The writing that had been appearing on the note for a moment stopped.
Yi-Han was puzzled as to why the seniors were acting like that.
-Why are you helping the giants?-
-Because I became close with them.-
Silence again.
As the seniors fell silent, Yi-Han carefully wrote.
-I'm sorry, but as a junior, let me say one thing. I don't think it's a good idea for you two to argue right now.-
As soon as he wrote, a reply came up.
-We weren't arguing. Anyway, I got it.-
-But didn't you say you were Gainando last time?-
Yi-Han slyly ignored the last part as if he hadn't seen it.
***
"How can he even become close with giants? I don't understand."
"Anything can happen at Einroguard. You still lack in your studies."
"Don't talk nonsense. So do you have any friends or seniors who are close with giants?"
"..."
Anpagon shut his mouth.
Honestly, he couldn't even imagine what kind of things one had to do to become close with giants.
What do you have to do...?
"But why is there no answer to the question about the name?"
"That's not what's important right now."
Anpagon answered Balpatan's words in an irritated voice.
With the giants wandering in front of their eyes, what did it matter whether that junior had said his name was Gainando or Wardanaz before?
He must have misheard or something!
"We need to dissuade the giants."
"Ah. Right."
At first, they thought the junior might be deceiving and disguising himself among the giants, but if he had actually become close with them, it was more advantageous.
Of course, it was still unbelievable, but...
'I must ask him later.'
'I'll have to ask later.'
Even Anpagon, who was usually uninterested in others as an enchantment magic student, was curious.
-To make the giants back off...-
"Wait."
"What? Why are you stopping?"
"Who's going to pay the price?"
"You should pay."
"What an interesting bullshit. Just bark, don't do that."
"Yeah. By the way, you should know that you're within my range now."
"Do as you please. If you want to brag about being stupid enough to make noise in front of giants."
The two, who had been bickering, finally couldn't overcome the situation and came to an agreement.
They decided to split the cost of asking the junior in half.
-If you can make the giants back off, the following rewards will be...-
-Rewards?-
The two looked at each other at the junior's answer.
And then they spoke at the same time.
"It's because you put in trash!"
"Your rewards are trash."
***
Yi-Han was slightly moved.
'The professors don't give any rewards when they make me work, but the seniors are different.'
In fact, the professors hadn't made him work, but had given lectures, but Yi-Han didn't care.
They said they would store ten sets of armor made from red lion leather, ten wind barrier scrolls, five jars of moonlight honey, etc. near the Blue Dragon Tower.
Originally, he would have done it even if they had just asked, but he couldn't help but be even happier with such rewards.
"I know where the culprit went. Please follow where I point."
-Ooh!-
-Mage is smart!-
When Yi-Han confidently shouted, the giants moved their steps, delighted.
Yi-Han looked in the direction where the seniors were likely to be and gave a slight nod.
It was a signal for them to get out on their own.
'Hoho. Perfect.'
Yi-Han was proud of the sight of the giants walking away.
It was the appearance of a junior who was undoubtedly remarkable to anyone who saw it.
Although they weren't visible, Balpatan and Anpagon must have thought Yi-Han was remarkable.
"..."
"..."
Balpatan and Anpagon watched the giants walking away with their mouths wide open.
He had confidently said to trust and leave it to him alone, so they had doubted it, but they didn't expect him to command the giants so easily.
"Gi... Giant controller...!"
Yi-Han had no idea that he had gained an additional nickname among the seniors without even knowing it.
-But why are we going this way?-
"The culprit always leaves traces. There are traces of mana left here."
Pointing ahead with his staff, Yi-Han spat out whatever words he could think of.
It wasn't a difficult task.
It was as easy as blinking an eye for Yi-Han, who had been trained at Einroguard, to roughly lead the giants, create distance, and then say, 'Oops, sorry, we lost them'.
-Indeed! The rock here is broken!-
"That's exactly it."
-The tree here is also shattered! It's true that they ran this way!-
"?"
Yi-Han, who had been babbling, paused.
The giants' reactions were somewhat strange.
'Huh?'
Currently, Yi-Han and the giant were walking in a completely different direction.
They were walking somewhere deep in the mountain range, not toward the peak.
Naturally, there was no reason to find traces of people.
But the rock was broken and the tree was shattered.
'Something's strange...?'
-There! Over there!-
-It's that guy! Old man Yaksha! It's old man Yaksha! I knew it!-
"????"
Yi-Han was startled and widened his eyes.
Beyond the forest on the opposite side, a Yaksha was walking, clearing away trees and rocks.
With a huge build rivaling a giant and a ferocious appearance reminiscent of a ghost.
Yakshas were also not a common race to see in the empire, like giants.
The Yaksha turned his head when he heard the giants shouting and said.
-Why are you fools chattering in front of your elder again?-
-Woo! Old man Yaksha! You broke trees last time and broke trees this time too!-
-You ignorant ones. Clearing away dead and rotten trees helps the trees next to them.-
-Don't lie! You shattered even the healthy trees!-
"..."
Yi-Han felt a slight pang of conscience.
It was because the ones who had shattered the healthy trees were Yi-Han's seniors.
-If you have a problem, come at me. Little ones. I'll take you on even in wrestling, which you like so much.-
-Uh...-
-That Yaksha is too strong.-
-We can't beat him...-
The giants showed a flinching and discouraged appearance.
It seemed they had faced that Yaksha a few times and had a tough experience.
"Aren't you advantageous in size?"
-Yaksha uses strange techniques.-
-We can't win...-
As they were saying that, the Yaksha took a step closer.
Stimulated by that, one of the giants beat his chest and shouted.
-I won't run away in front of the mage! Watch!-
The giant rolled his feet and charged fiercely. The surrounding trees flew away at the force.
The Yaksha said as if it was absurd.
-Why can't you young ones ever think about your own size?-
-Ugh! Ungh!-
The giant clashed with the Yaksha and tried hard to overpower the Yaksha with strength.
Then the Yaksha laughed and said.
-You should have accumulated good deeds. The things you little ones do are at best neutral deeds. What are you going to do with that kind of strength?-
"!"
Yi-Han was amazed by the supernatural flow of mana felt from the Yaksha's exterior.
Originally, the rare races of the empire were born with unique abilities that were difficult to imitate even with magic, but the Yaksha's ability was unique even among them.
The ability to materialize the good and evil deeds around him into tangible power!
The Yaksha himself transformed the good deeds he had accumulated into his own strength, and the evildoers who clashed with the Yaksha could only struggle with their own evil deeds.
The giants had no evil deeds, but they also had no proper good deeds, so they were being pushed back like that...
'It's a really amazing ability.'
Yi-Han understood why mages were so interested in primitive magic or such supernatural powers despite having created such a great field of study.
It was hard for a mage not to be interested in the rare flows and patterns that couldn't be seen in magic.
-Uh... I'm going too!-
-Woo!-
As their comrade was being pushed back, the giants rushed to help. The Yaksha laughed and received the giants' charge with his other arm.
-Do more. More! You little ones!-
-I'm going too!-
"Uh. Wait..."
Yi-Han was startled when the giant who had him on his shoulder charged.
It was good that he was angry when his friends were being pushed back, but did he forget about the little mage on his shoulder?
-Woo!-
-Where are you... Ugh!-
As the giant carrying Yi-Han charged, the confident Yaksha let out a scream and tumbled backward.
-Huh?-
-Huh huh?-
The giants themselves seemed to have not expected this result, as they looked at each other in surprise.
-Uh... Uh uh! We won!-
-We beat old man Yaksha!-
Yi-Han, who had been dangling from the giant's shoulder using the mysterious principle of suction to avoid falling, barely climbed up.
While the giants were excitedly clapping each other, the Yaksha got up with a dumbfounded expression.
-What is this? What kind of good deeds did you accumulate while I was gone to become so heavy?-
-The mage's cooking was delicious. My body has become that much stronger too!-
As the giant carrying Yi-Han shouted triumphantly, the Yaksha was wondering what nonsense he was talking about, then belatedly discovered Yi-Han.
-Why is a young blood bag from Einroguard here?? And with the giants??-
When the Yaksha asked in surprise, Yi-Han realized anew that being close with the giants was not common.
'Is that why the seniors were surprised earlier? No way. They're Einroguard students, so they wouldn't be surprised by this.'
"I'm close with the giants."
-...What nonsense...-
-We're close!-
-It's friendship, old man Yaksha!-
The Yaksha waved his hand as if he had a headache at the giants' shouts.
Then he narrowed his eyes and glared at Yi-Han. As if trying to judge how much ability he had.
-Good deeds... What...?-
"Oh, have I accumulated a lot of good deeds?"
-How can you not know when you're the one who accumulated them!-
The Yaksha was appalled, but his initial hostility had subsided a bit.
He judged that a mage who had accumulated that many good deeds wouldn't be an evil person.
-This is perfect timing. You little ones. Follow me. There's something you can help with.-
-I won't listen to old man Yaksha!-
-Last time too, you made us work and didn't give us anything!-
The Yaksha sighed as if he had a headache and explained.
-Didn't I tell you? If we had left that glacier alone, it would have collapsed and covered the cave where you sleep.-
-If you make us work, you have to give us a reward!-
-...Where's Ikurusha? Ikurusha?-
When his words didn't get through, the Yaksha looked for Ikurusha.
Ikurusha was the only giant he could communicate with.
"Um. Everyone. Why don't we listen to what he has to say first?"
Yi-Han persuaded the giants.
Listening to what the Yaksha was saying, he didn't seem like a bad person.
Rather, he seemed closer to Ikurusha.
The way he was frustrated by the giants' words but still tried to take care of them somehow...
-Hmph. Speak.-
-We're only listening this time.-
-???-
The Yaksha's eyes widened as he stared at Yi-Han.
He couldn't believe that an outsider, and a mage at that, was commanding the giants so well.
-Right now, a troublesome fellow has settled in the swamp. Because of him, the surrounding forest is all dying. You little ones will have to help a bit.-
-Ha! Another trick! Trick!-
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