Published at 11th of March 2026 5:57 pm

Chapter 704

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Th, thats right. So this was it Wait, then the storage you said you received from a graduated senior was here?!

Diret was surprised again since he had answered dont talk nonsense when they discussed artifacts last time.

Lee Han looked puzzled as if wondering why he was making such a fuss now.

I told you earlier, didnt I?

Right right.

Diret felt somewhat calmer seeing his junior acting as if it was perfectly natural.

For this junior, meeting a graduate in the punishment room and receiving a secret base as a gift was just part of daily life.

So Diret should also calmly

No. Hes the weird one.

Trying to control his restless heart instead of calming down, Diret examined the artifact.

The senior who installed this notebook-type artifact here must have arranged it this way to secure the mana needed for operation.

Artifacts with embedded magic were convenient tools that helped mages, but they werent tools that could use magic without any cost.

Securing mana was especially important. The more powerful the magic the artifact tried to use, the more the required mana increased exponentially.

This notebook-type communication artifact simply exchanged text.

However, even that required considerable mana. This was even more so since the artifact itself lacked the function to collect or generate mana.

Even Diret had to periodically charge mana and soak it in reagents to operate that artifact

They connected it to the mana flowing within the secret base.

Diret, who had been watching another seniors method with interest, realized belatedly.

Wait, you have no reason to keep this fixed here, right? It should charge automatically even if you carry it around?

Pardon?

This artifact. This was fixed here to supply mana from inside the room.

Ah. Thats possible? I just left it alone since it was fixed there

If its okay, Ill separate it for you.

Getting Lee Hans permission, Diret took out his staff and paper knife, carved simple inscriptions, and began working.

Separating an artifact connected to the mana of that space was also more troublesome work than expected.

One needed expertise in enchantment magic and had to accurately grasp the mana flow of the space. Otherwise, the artifact could burn out or mana could burst in the space, causing unexpected phenomena.

Lee Han watched Diret work intently with admiration.

Thats amazing. Did you also learn enchantment magic?

Not formally, just a little out of necessity. When learning dark magic, there are many cursed artifacts, so you need to know a bit of enchantment magic too.

Without realizing he had said something that decreased dark magics popularity, Diret concentrated on his work.

Sizzle-

The book separated with a burning sound. Diret carefully checked where the notebook had been connected, then handed the artifact to his junior.

Here. Its quite a useful artifact, so keep it safe so others dont steal it.

How about disguising it as another magic book?

Not bad.

Lee Han picked up a quill and wrote On the Great Life and Achievements of Gonadaltes on the notebook.

Seeing this, Diret patiently advised.

Others wont take it, but if youre caught with that, youll be treated like a crazy person.

Indeed.

Lee Han erased the title and wrote Bibble Verduss Diary instead.

Diret silently took the notebook, erased the title, and wrote Whispers of Einroguard.

This will do. No one will be interested in this.

Thank you, Senior.

Contact me if anything happens or you need help. Even if I cant answer right away, Ill reply as soon as I check.

Lee Han nodded with eyes sparkling with emotion.

Which school senior would take care of juniors like this?

One senior like Diret was better than a hundred seniors like Yukveltire.

Wait. This mirror too ah, is this the other communication artifact you mentioned before?

Yes. They were completely insane.

Lee Han grumbled and badmouthed the person on the other side of the mirror.

This person had treated Lee Han as an eccentric with narrow and poor social relationships just because he was somewhat acquainted with Ilendil and attended dark magic school.

Hearing this story, Diret was furious.

What bastard was it?

An incredibly rude person. They even thought I was an eccentric because Im from the Wardanaz Family!

Anything else?

Senior, why arent you getting angry about this one with me?

Diret, who had been about to casually pass over the previous comment, realized his mistake.

How rude indeed!

Thank you. Other than that they heard rumors and tried to get me to participate in their research.

This is maddening. I blocked Yukveltire for a moment and now everywhere

Diret sighed.

Personally, he thought Einroguards first-year protection rules should be extended to apply to second years too.

Right now, the junior before Diret looked like a defenseless, fragile lamb.

Outside the fence, countless senior wolves would be waiting, drooling.

Dont worry, Senior. I can refuse.

Right. Youre no pushover either.

?

Be careful when talking with other students. Dont give in rashly. Are you still talking with this person?

I talked with them occasionally last year. The information was quite useful

Diret nodded understandingly.

Cooperating with classmates or seniors at Einroguard wasnt necessarily because the other party was personally excellent and got along well.

There were surprisingly many cases where you had to join hands out of necessity to survive, to proceed with research.

Even with trashy opponents, it was better to maintain contact to get information.

You havent been found out, have you?

Dont worry. I acted perfectly, so they wouldnt dream of it. A rough and rude third year, no, fourth year now I suppose. Anyway, thats my cover identity.

They must think youre from White Tiger Tower?

Thats right!

Actually, the other person seemed to think he was from Black Turtle Tower, but Lee Han was being considerate of Diret.

Since Diret was a Black Turtle Tower student, not a White Tiger Tower student.

Hmm. It might be a decent disguise.

Right?

Then Ill move this artifact too.

Diret began extracting the core spell carved into the mirror.

Since it was much more difficult work than the notebook earlier, Lee Han helped Direts work from the side.

Can you place reagents here and stabilize it?

Yes.

Can you do mana emission enchantment here no, that would still be too much.

I learned it. While helping Professor Verdus.

Lee Han immediately cast Bibbles Mana Emission Enchantment.

At the near-perfect skill, Diret felt bitter about whether he should praise or feel sad.

But regardless of that, the junior beside him was a near-perfect assistant./p>

Whatever reagent he mentioned, they found it right away without asking again, there wasnt a single basic magic among various ones they couldnt use, and above all, they didnt need rest.

This is strange.

?

It doesnt seem like such an old artifact? The spells inside are modern magic.

Einroguard had plenty of artifacts over a hundred years old.

The notebook that Diret and Lee Han were communicating with right now was something found in some antique storage.

These artifacts had traces of old magic that could be felt when examining the spells within them.

Magic also had trends and developments, so people with excellent discernment could distinguish between different eras.

This mirror artifact contained relatively recent magic, and one could tell that the mages craftsmanship was very precise and outstanding.

Flash!

Lee Hans notebook glowed and absorbed the new spell. Diret made a simple calculation of the mana required and clicked his tongue.

This will require much more mana than expected. Youll be fine though.

Even though Lee Han knew hed be fine, he felt slightly disappointed that Diret wasnt worrying about him more.

Couldnt I possibly not be fine?

If it unexpectedly consumed a lot of mana

Are there any more artifacts to move to the storage here? Since were at it, lets do them all together.

Hmm. I do have a paper artifact with me

Lee Han took out the paper fragment artifact he had received as last years top student when climbing the Tower of Rewards.

It was the communication artifact that Giselle, Adenart, Angrago, Salko, Shailes, Tijiling, and Nigisol had shared.

Diret was amazed by the artifact that allowed eight people to communicate rather than just one-on-one.

It must get more difficult with each additional number.

Actually, Ive never used this even once.

At Lee Hans words, Diret nodded as if that made sense.

These kinds of artifacts needed to be charged with mana, and Lee Hans friends were all first-year students.

It could be more difficult than expected for such students to charge the necessary mana.

Right. So

Wouldnt it be better to sell it?

Ill teach you a few ways to charge it huh?

Diret and Lee Han looked at each other as if asking what the other was talking about.

Uh, wouldnt it be better to sell it? Ive barely used it.

No matter how urgently you need silver coins, its better not to sell something like this. Being able to contact your friends is so useful.

I dont think it was very useful for me though

Lee Han recalled the contacts he had received last year.

Most of the paper birds his friends sent were annoying and troublesome requests for help.

Forget it, dont sell it. Ill teach you how to charge it, so pass it on to your friends.

Diret put the paper bundle artifact into the notebook while explaining.

First, collect the rotten blood of underground corrupted ones

Senior. I dont think my friends can easily catch underground corrupted ones.

Right. I made a mistake just now. Let me tell you an easier method.

Diret explained a simpler method.

On nights when the moons energy was strongest, take out a silver cup, fill it with clear water, and let it absorb the moons energy for two hours to concentrate mana

Hmm. Maybe Ill just go find underground corrupted ones, catch them, and sell their blood.

Lee Han thought to himself at the unexpectedly troublesome method.

***

As someone who would be invited to an award ceremony if there were an Einroguards Most Excellent Senior award, Diret helped with the remaining minor tasks without a single complaint.

Finishing the organization inside the secret base, moving supplies to the cabin outside

How did he get a ghostly chicken?

Diret wondered to himself.

No matter how he looked at it, this wasnt an animal a first-year could obtain.

This cabin, who built this cabin? Its so neat.

Professor Bagrek did.

I shouldnt have asked.

Diret regretted it but threw out more questions since he had already asked.

For what purpose? Its not to attack people from where others cant see, is it?

Haha. No one comes to the underground classroom anyway, so theres no need to build a new one for that reason. This cabin was built to raise a basilisk. It hatched and I carry it around with me, but when it grows bigger, itll have to stay here.

Lee Han spoke as if it were obvious.

Right now it was as light as a bracelet so it clung to Lee Han, but originally basilisks were classified as large monsters.

-?!

Of course, to the baby basilisk, Lee Hans words were as shocking as the sky falling.

When the basilisks tail sticking out from his sleeve trembled as if shocked, Diret said in confusion.

Uh Junior. The basilisk seems to be shocked.

What? Its probably just hungry.

No it seems a bit different from that?

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