"Wardanaz."
Para siswa yang mengambil kelas sihir enchantment melihat Yi-Han dan mendekatinya.
Para siswa itu memegang peti besar di tangan mereka.
"Bagaimana dengan ini?"
"Aku sudah bilang waktu itu, tapi seharusnya sudah cukup sekarang..."
"Tidak. Wardanaz. Kita tidak tahu apa yang mungkin kita butuhkan dan bagaimana!"
Profesor Verduus sudah memberitahu para siswa bagaimana ujian akhir akan berlangsung.
Membuat artefak pertunjukan terbaik di tempat menggunakan bahan-bahan bekas.
Itulah topik ujian akhir ini.
Masalahnya adalah bagi siswa biasa, itu terdengar seperti omong kosong belaka.
-Bahkan membuatnya dengan bahan yang tepat saja meragukan, tapi bahan bekas apa? Kau gila?-
-Bukankah Profesor Verduus melakukan ini karena tidak mau memberikan bahan?-
'Kurasa cukup mungkin membuatnya bahkan dengan bahan bekas.'
Sebenarnya, pemikiran Yi-Han agak berbeda dari teman-temannya, tapi dia ikut mengumpat Profesor Verduus, berpikir dia akan dimarahi jika mengatakannya tanpa alasan.
-Pasti penggelapan oleh Profesor Verduus!-
-Ah, tidak. Wardanaz. Aku tidak memikirkan sejauh itu.-
-Benarkah?-
Siswa Einroguard memiliki pemikiran bahwa jika seorang profesor memberikan tugas yang tidak masuk akal, adalah pembelaan diri yang benar untuk merespons dengan tepat.
Secara alami, para siswa juga melawan ujian akhir ini secara fair dan square.
Dengan mengisi gudang yang menyimpan bahan bekas dengan bahan yang tepat terlebih dahulu!
Berkat satu putaran pembelian di luar, respons seperti itu mungkin dilakukan.
Namun, para siswa tidak berhenti bahkan setelah mengisi gudang dengan cukup banyak bahan.
Mereka terus mencoba menambahkan bahan karena kecemasan tentang ujian.
"Kurasa sudah cukup menambahkan lagi. Itu malachite, kan? Dengan tiga kotak, akan sangat cukup."
"Ba-bagaimana kalau semuanya terbang saat membuatnya...? Dan ada malachite di bahan bekas juga? Aku sudah periksa dan baik-baik saja. Jangan khawatir."
"Tapi bisa rusak sementara itu. Kita perlu menambah lagi."
'Sihir enchantment bukanlah ujian untuk gugup seperti ini?'
Yi-Han berpikir dalam hati.
Tidak seperti ujian kuliah lainnya, ujian sihir enchantment relatif aman.
Bukan karena Profesor Verduus baik hati dan menyayangi siswa, tapi karena dia kurang berminat.
Karena profesor kuliah penyayang lainnya memberikan lebih banyak perhatian pada siswa, konten ujian menjadi lebih berbahaya, tapi berkat kurangnya minat Profesor Verduus, ujiannya relatif aman.
"Baiklah. Baiklah. Kalian bisa saja membawanya ke gudang. Kalian tahu ini kerugian, kan? Jika kalian tidak bisa menggunakan semuanya selama ujian, itu pemborosan."
Yi-Han berkata, merasa kasihan pada teman-temannya yang membuang-buang persediaan yang susah payah diperoleh.
Mereka tidak akan bersekolah hanya tahun ini, jadi berapa banyak mereka akan menderita untuk memperoleh bahan-bahan itu tahun depan?
Tapi teman-temannya tidak peduli dengan perkataan Yi-Han dan menyeret peti-peti itu.
'Anak-anak Menara Naga Biru sepertinya terlalu boros.'
Mendecakkan lidah, Yi-Han berpikir dalam hati.
Jika mereka siswa dari menara lain, mereka akan bertindak sedikit lebih kalkulatif tanpa terpengaruh ketakutan yang tidak berdasar.
Tak-
"..."
"..."
Di depan gudang, Yi-Han bertemu Salko.
Siswa-siswa Menara Kura-kura Hitam, yang sedang menumpuk peti di dalam, berkata dengan ekspresi canggung.
"Ju-jumlahnya sepertinya sedikit kurang."
"Dengan sebanyak itu, kalian bisa membangun kastil."
Yi-Han menggeleng dan mencoba berbalik.
"..."
"..."
Kali ini, siswa-siswa Menara Macan Putih muncul dengan peti.
"Aku meninggalkan sesuatu waktu lalu...?"
"Hei. Diam. Lebih memalukan saat kau membuat alasan."
"Diam dan masuk saja. Kalian yang boros."
"Bu-bukan pemborosan."
***
Kepala sekolah tengkorak melihat kampus bersalju dengan hati selembut kapas.
Para Death Knight dengan senang menyaksikan penampilan master mereka.
Biasanya, ketika akhir tahun mendekat, master mereka menjadi sangat mudah marah dan galak.
Para auditor dari kekaisaran selalu menempel pada hal-hal yang sangat sepele dan membuat master mereka tidak nyaman.
-Tunggu sebentar, Tuan Gonadaltes. Para siswa ini jelas menerima dukungan 383 koin emas kekaisaran, tapi 382 koin emas kekaisaran tidak cocok dengan perhitungan. Ke mana perginya? Jangan bilang Anda menggunakannya untuk eksperimen sihir lain?-
-Mari kita abaikan hal sepele seperti itu! Siswa juga bisa membuat kesalahan!-
-Tidak, bagaimana 382 dari 383 koin sepele?!-
Tapi tahun ini berbeda.
Anekdot menghangatkan hati yang terjadi di luar sekolah melelehkan hati auditor yang dingin dan beku.
Berkat itu, auditor menyatakan audit ini lulus dengan otoritasnya, kepala sekolah tengkorak puas, dan para Death Knight bisa merasa senang.
Jika saja bisa seperti ini setiap tahun, betapa menyenangkannya?
-Bagaimana kalau melepaskan penjahat buronan di kota tahun depan dan meminta siswa menangkap mereka?-
-Hmm. Kurasa siswa akan hanya mengambil kesempatan itu untuk melarikan diri ke kota.-
Saat para Death Knight sedang berbincang, pintu tiba-tiba terbuka lebar.
Bang!
-Ada apa?-
Kepala sekolah tengkorak melihat Death Knight yang menerobos masuk seolah menegurnya.
Apa ini ketika dia sedang menikmati kedamaian jiwanya untuk sekali ini?
-Ma-masalah besar telah terjadi.-
!
Mata kepala sekolah tengkorak berubah.
Jika para Death Knight yang berdedikasi di bawah kepala sekolah mengatakan itu masalah besar, pasti bukan masalah biasa.
-Apa... Jangan bilang anak-anak faksi sihir enchantment menyebabkan kecelakaan? Aku sudah jelas bilang pada mereka untuk pergi ke gurun dan membuatnya. Apakah mereka tahu gedung sekolah lama itu bangunan macam apa? Mereka meledakkannya! Itu bangunan yang cukup mahal!-
-Tidak. Bukan sesuatu yang diledakkan siswa faksi sihir enchantment.-
-Lalu? Anak-anak klub outdoor tidak membuat lubang di tembok kota, kan? Mereka sudah mengetuk tembok kota sejak tadi...-
-Para siswa klub outdoor semua dikurung di ruang hukuman.-
-Lalu apa masalah besar? Si gendut yang dikurung di ruang hukuman?-
-Itu...-
Death Knight tidak berani menatap kepala sekolah tengkorak dan menundukkan kepala seolah takut.
Dan kemudian dia menutup mata erat-erat dan berkata.
-Tuan Eunrad Lee telah kembali.-
-…-
Birokrat sihir Eunrad Lee, lulusan Einroguard yang menemani auditor kali ini.
Eunrad Lee sendiri bukanlah orang yang jahat atau berbahaya.
Hanya saja sangat tidak menyenangkan bahwa Eunrad Lee, yang seharusnya pergi dengan baik bersama auditor, telah kembali seperti ini.
-Mengapa?-
-Itu... Aku tidak yakin... Aku perlu melihat master dan memberitahunya...-
Benda-benda di sekitar kepala sekolah tengkorak bergetar dan mulai bergoyang terbalik.
Takut bahwa benda-benda mahal akan hancur pada tingkat ini, para Death Knight terburu-buru berteriak.
-Master. Bisa jadi masalah yang berbeda!-
-Benar. Bisa jadi hanya sapaan murni...-
-Seolah-olah begitu.-
Kepala sekolah tengkorak memulihkan ketenangan.
Bukan karena kemarahan telah hilang, tapi karena hanya akan jadi kerugiannya jika dia menghancurkan benda-benda itu.
-Suruh dia masuk. Mari kita dengar mengapa dia kembali.-
Tidak lama kemudian, Eunrad Lee membuka pintu dan masuk seperti seorang pendosa.
Eunrad Lee dalam postur yang lebih rendah daripada Death Knight tadi, seolah akan menyentuhkan dahinya ke tanah.
-Angkat kepalamu, Tuan Eunrad Lee.-
"Bi-bisakah Anda memanggil saya dengan santai? Kepala Sekolah."
Merasakan ancaman terhadap nyawanya, Eunrad Lee mencoba membangkitkan kenangan masa sekolah di antara mereka.
-Apa! Aku tidak bisa tidak sopan pada seseorang yang berkunjung sebagai birokrat kekaisaran.-
"Tetap saja, saya belajar sebagai siswa di bawah kepala sekolah, jadi dengan santai..."
-Diam. Cepat ke intinya. Apa? Kau harus melakukan audit lagi? Atau audit khusus telah diputuskan? Atau anggaran atau dukungan telah dikurangi?-
"Tidak satupun dari itu. Kepala Sekolah."
Pada perkataan Eunrad Lee, mata kepala sekolah tengkorak sedikit melunak.
-Lalu? Apakah kau hanya kembali karena merindukan masa sekolahmu?-
"Bukan itu... Yah... Yang Mulia Kaisar ingin mengadakan audiensi pribadi dengan kepala sekolah. Setelah semester berakhir."
-Mengapa? Apa yang aku lakukan?-
Kepala sekolah tengkorak marah pada situasi dipanggil setelah semester 1 berakhir dan harus dipanggil lagi setelah semester 2.
Takut bahwa birokrat kekaisaran mungkin dilemparkan ke bagian terdalam ruang hukuman, para Death Knight terburu-buru membuat alasan.
-Bi-bisa jadi hadiah!-
-Benar!-
'Ugh.'
Pada perkataan para Death Knight, Eunrad Lee menangis dalam hati.
Itu alasan yang sudah dia buat di semester 1 dan dikutuk, bertanya omong kosong macam apa itu.
-Bicara tentang hadiah. Apakah kau tahu berapa kali aku menerima hadiah saat menjalankan Einroguard?-
"Saya tidak, saya tidak tahu dengan baik."
-Lebih sedikit dari jumlah kali kau jadi siswa terbaik!-
"Lalu... eh... Sa-saya tidak pernah jadi siswa terbaik, tapi..."
-Benar. Kau tahu dengan baik.-
Kepala sekolah tengkorak merasakan sakit kepala berdenyut.
Siswa gila mana yang diam-diam menyebabkan kecelakaan kali ini?
"Itu... Kepala Sekolah."
-Masih ada lagi? Jangan memperpanjang dan katakan semuanya sekaligus! Jika kau memperpanjang sekali lagi, aku akan melemparmu ke ruang hukuman!-
Eunrad Lee menahan air mata dan berbicara.
"Saya diberitahu untuk membawa Yi-Han dari keluarga Wardanaz bersama... Saya benar-benar... Saya tidak salah bicara."
-…-
-...-
Pada perkataan yang terlalu tak terduga, baik kepala sekolah tengkorak maupun para Death Knight terdiam.
Eunrad Lee melirik ke luar jendela.
Melompat dari jendela ini mungkin lebih baik daripada pergi ke bagian terdalam dan terlupakan dari ruang hukuman.
-Hmm.-
Alih-alih marah, kepala sekolah tengkorak jatuh dalam perenungan mendalam.
-Duduklah.-
"Ya, ya."
-Menurutmu apa yang dipikirkan Yang Mulia Kaisar?-
Kepala sekolah tengkorak memberi isyarat untuk mendengar pemikiran para Death Knight dan Eunra
Chapter 577
"Wardanaz."
The students taking the enchantment magic class spotted Yi-Han and approached him.
The students were holding large chests in their hands.
"How about this?"
"I told you last time, but it should be enough now..."
"No. Wardanaz. We don't know what we might need and how!"
Professor Verduus had already told the students how the final exam would be.
Making the best performance artifact on the spot using discarded materials.
That was the topic of this final exam.
The problem was that it sounded like complete nonsense to ordinary students.
-Even making it with proper materials is questionable, but what discarded materials? Are you crazy?-
-Isn't Professor Verduus doing this because he doesn't want to give out materials?-
'I think it's quite possible to make it even with discarded materials.'
In fact, Yi-Han's thoughts were a bit different from his friends, but he cursed Professor Verduus together, thinking he would be scolded if he said it for no reason.
-It must be embezzlement by Professor Verduus!-
-Ah, no. Wardanaz. I didn't think that far.-
-Really?-
Einroguard students had the idea that if a professor gave an unreasonable assignment, it was justified self-defense to respond appropriately.
Naturally, the students also fought fair and square against this final exam.
By pre-filling the warehouse storing discarded materials with proper materials!
Thanks to a round of purchases outside, such a response was possible.
However, the students didn't stop even after filling the warehouse with quite a lot of materials.
They kept trying to add materials due to anxiety about the exam.
"I think it's enough to add more. That's malachite, right? With three boxes, it will be plenty."
"Wh-what if it all flies away while making it...? And there's malachite in the discarded materials too? I checked and it was fine. Don't worry."
"But it could break in the meantime. We need to add more."
'Enchantment magic isn't an exam to be this nervous about?'
Yi-Han thought to himself.
Unlike other lecture exams, the enchantment magic exam was relatively safe.
It wasn't because Professor Verduus was kind and loved the students, but because he had little interest.
As other affectionate lecture professors paid more attention to the students, the exam content became more dangerous, but thanks to Professor Verduus' lack of interest, the exam was relatively safe.
"Okay. Okay. You can just bring it to the warehouse. You guys know this is a loss, right? If you can't use it all during the exam, it's a waste."
Yi-Han said, feeling sorry for his friends who were wasting the hard-earned stockpile.
They weren't going to attend the school just this year, so how much would they suffer to obtain those materials next year?
But the friends didn't care about Yi-Han's words and dragged the chests away.
'The Blue Dragon Tower kids seem to waste too much.'
Clicking his tongue, Yi-Han thought to himself.
If they were students from other towers, they would have acted a little more calculatingly without being swayed by unfounded fears.
Tak-
"..."
"..."
In front of the warehouse, Yi-Han encountered Salko.
The Black Tortoise Tower students, who were stacking chests inside, said with an awkward expression.
"The, the amount seems a bit lacking."
"With that much, you could build a castle."
Yi-Han shook his head and tried to turn around.
"..."
"..."
This time, the White Tiger Tower students appeared with chests.
"I left something behind last time...?"
"Hey. Be quiet. It's more embarrassing when you make excuses."
"Shut up and just go in. You wasteful guys."
"It's, it's not a waste."
***
The skull principal looked at the snowy campus with a heart as soft as cotton.
The Death Knights happily watched their master's appearance.
Usually, when the end of the year approached, their master became very sharp-tempered and fierce.
The auditors from the empire always clung to very trivial things and made their master uncomfortable.
-Wait a moment, Lord Gonadaltes. These students clearly received 383 imperial gold coins in support, but 382 imperial gold coins don't match the calculation. Where did it go? Don't tell me you used it for other magic experiments?-
-Let's just overlook such trivial things! Students can make mistakes too!-
-No, how are 382 out of 383 coins trivial?!-
But this year was different.
The heartwarming anecdotes that happened outside the school melted the auditor's cold, icy heart.
Thanks to that, the auditor declared this audit as a pass with his authority, the skull principal was satisfied, and the Death Knights could feel pleased.
If only it could be like this every year, how nice would it be?
-How about releasing wanted criminals in the city next year and having the students catch them?-
-Hmm. I think the students will just take that opportunity to escape to the city.-
While the Death Knights were conversing, the door suddenly swung open.
Bang!
-What's the matter?-
The skull principal looked at the Death Knight barging in as if reproaching him.
What is this when he was enjoying the peace of his soul for once?
-A big... a big problem has occurred.-
!
The skull principal's eyes changed.
If the Death Knights who were dedicated under the principal said it was a big problem, it must be no ordinary matter.
-What... Don't tell me the enchantment magic faction guys caused an accident? I clearly told them to go to the desert and make it. Do they know what kind of building that old school building is? They blew it up! It's quite an expensive building!-
-No. It's not something the enchantment magic faction students blew up.-
-Then? The outdoor club guys didn't make a hole in the city wall, did they? They've been knocking on the city wall for a while...-
-The outdoor club students are all locked up in the punishment room.-
-Then what's the big problem? The fat guy locked up in the punishment room?-
-That...-
The Death Knight couldn't dare to look at the skull principal and bowed his head as if in fear.
And then he closed his eyes tightly and said.
-Lord Eunrad Lee has returned.-
-…-
The magic bureaucrat Eunrad Lee, an Einroguard graduate who accompanied the auditor this time.
Eunrad Lee himself wasn't an evil or dangerous person.
It was just very ominous that Eunrad Lee, who should have left well with the auditor, had returned like this.
-Why?-
-That's... I'm not sure... I need to see the master and tell him...-
The objects around the skull principal vibrated and began to shake upside down.
Fearing that expensive objects would be shattered at this rate, the Death Knights hurriedly shouted.
-Master. It could be a different matter!-
-That's right. It could just be a pure greeting...-
-As if it would be.-
The skull principal regained his composure.
Not because the anger had disappeared, but because it would only be his loss if he shattered the objects.
-Tell him to come in. Let's hear why he came back.-
Before long, Eunrad Lee opened the door and entered like a sinner.
Eunrad Lee was in an even lower posture than the Death Knight earlier, as if he would touch his forehead to the ground.
-Raise your head, Lord Eunrad Lee.-
"Can... can you call me casually? Principal."
Feeling a threat to his life, Eunrad Lee tried to bring up memories of his school days between them.
-What! I can't be rude to someone who visited as an imperial bureaucrat.-
"Still, I learned as a student under the principal, so casually..."
-Be quiet. Quickly get to the point. What? You have to do the audit again? Or has a special audit been decided? Or has the budget or support been reduced?-
"None of those. Principal."
At Eunrad Lee's words, the skull principal's eyes softened slightly.
-Then? Did you just come back because you missed your school days?-
"That's not it... Well... His Majesty the Emperor wishes to have a private audience with the principal. After the semester ends."
-Why? What did I do?-
The skull principal was enraged at the situation of being summoned after the 1st semester ended and having to be summoned again after the 2nd semester.
Fearing that the imperial bureaucrat might be thrown into the deepest part of the punishment room, the Death Knights hurriedly made excuses.
-It, it could be a reward!-
-That's right!-
'Ugh.'
At the Death Knights' words, Eunrad Lee cried inwardly.
It was an excuse he had already made up in the 1st semester and got cursed at, asking what kind of nonsense it was.
-Talking about rewards. Do you know how many times I've received rewards while running Einroguard?-
"I don't, I don't know well."
-Less than the number of times you were the top student!-
"Then... uh... I, I've never been the top student, but..."
-Right. You know well.-
The skull principal felt a throbbing headache.
What kind of crazy student secretly caused an accident this time?
"That... Principal."
-Is there more? Don't drag it out and say it all at once! If you drag it out one more time, I'll throw you into the punishment room!-
Eunrad Lee held back tears and spoke.
"I was told to bring Yi-Han from the Wardanaz family together... I really... I didn't misspeak."
-…-
-...-
At the too unexpected words, both the skull principal and the Death Knights fell silent.
Eunrad Lee glanced out the window.
Jumping out this window might be better than going to the deepest, forgotten part of the punishment room.
-Hmm.-
Instead of getting angry, the skull principal fell into deep contemplation.
-Sit down.-
"Yes, yes."
-What do you think His Majesty the Emperor is thinking?-
The skull principal gestured to hear the thoughts of the Death Knights and Eunrad Lee present.
-Couldn't it be that he wants to see Wardanaz once? In my opinion, Wardanaz has an exceptional talent that stands out even among Einroguard students.-
-That's not bad then.-
At least it seemed much better than news like graduates turning some forest into a demon realm or current students going out on a mission and smashing some mercenary group without permission.
Even in the 1st semester, the Emperor was interested in Wardanaz, so it was quite possible that he wanted to see him in person.
-Master. I think it's a bit dangerous. Right after His Majesty said that at the end of the 1st semester, Wardanaz met the King of Ghouls again.-
-That should be considered as extenuating circumstances!-
The skull principal felt truly wronged.
How could he stop him from going out on his own, joining hands with adventurers, and going to catch the King of Ghouls while he was talking with the Emperor?!
-Besides that, in the 2nd semester, the Sea Serpent was a bit...-
-Hearing that, it seems to make sense. Although His Majesty summoned him after hearing good news, if he hears the details after meeting, the arrow might turn back to the master.-
-What an unjust world. Good people always suffer.-
The skull principal lamented.
But the Death Knights' opinions were valid.
-Think of a reason why we can't take him. Usually, during the winter break, students will return to their families. How about that?-
Eunrad Lee answered cautiously.
"I don't think that will work since he can go after meeting His Majesty the Emperor."
-...I was going to have him help with the freshman search after this semester ends, what about that?-
"Uh... wouldn't that backfire in the current situation?"
The skull principal glared at Eunrad Lee. Eunrad Lee bowed his head deeply.
"That, Principal. I forgot to say one thing..."
-Even though I told you to say everything like that earlier? I can see why you couldn't be the top student.-
"...His Majesty added in the postscript to 'just bring him without making strange excuses'... I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Eunrad Lee ran towards the window. The skull principal caught Eunrad Lee with a sigh.
-Enough. What can we do when it's already come to this? It's not your fault.-
-But isn't it a bit his fault?-
"Please...!"
-No, you need to speak properly...-
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