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Chapter 1023

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The habit of seeking help from senior mages when problems arose was more important than one might think.

Just look at Lee Han how many troubles had he endured because he hadnt developed this habit?

This dimensional erosion investigation too, if Lee Han had asked a senior mage for help

Thats not right.

Come to think of it, senior mage Alsicle had dragged him along, so this was an exception.

But still, Lee Han called for Alsicle.

Surely there wouldnt be two exceptions where help wouldnt be useful.

Alsicle sir!

-Huh? What?!

Alsicle, who had been purifying the poison in the reagent storage room with the priests, was startled when Lee Han called out urgently.

A ghost appeared here!

What!?

Crash!

Not only Alsicle but all the other friends immediately drew their staffs or swords and came running.

Where!?

Here.

Theres nothing there?

I cast a spell on it.

His friends looked at Lee Han with very displeased expressions. Giselle thought to herself.

Being too quick to react is also a problem.

Because he had defeated it too quickly by himself, there was nothing for others to confirm even if they wanted to.

W-well then. Good good job. Counterattacking is important

What kind of ghost do you think it was?

How would I know? You just smashed it to pieces.

Alsicle grumbled as he checked near the fireplace.

He could sense the faint energy of a spirit, but nothing more than that. It seemed Wardanaz had properly dealt a fatal blow.

It seems to be a real ghost. And it appears to be a mage ghost too.

Statistically, mages often caused trouble to their surroundings even after death.

Magic laid down in workshops leaking out after the owners death and turning the surroundings upside down was so common it didnt need mentioning, and summoned creatures or dimensional portal restraints being released, causing monsters from other dimensions to swarm in, was also quite frequent.

Even if the mage himself had cleanly organized his workshop, the danger didnt completely disappear.

The mages own soul and body, having experienced countless mana and mysteries, were themselves risk factors.

The powerful will of mages who craved secrets often caused strange resistance phenomena against the decay of the flesh.

Ah. Like the Principal?

N-no. Thats also a lich is correct, but thats too much to put in the same category

Alsicle was flustered by Gainandos innocent question.

While lichification was now one of the means for mages to resist death, the level difference was too severe to put it in the same category as such ghosts.

Lichification was advanced grand magic that only mages who had reached the supreme realm in the dark magic school could perform, while ghostification was just

You just need to have many lingering attachments and grudges.

There should be many at Einroguard, so why havent we seen any?

When someone wondered, Alsicle answered as if asking what nonsense that was.

Half-hearted ghosts would be immediately exorcised. What do you think Einroguard is, Baldroguard?

Ah.

While the others were talking, Lee Han, who had been thinking deeply, belatedly recalled his memory.

Wait, I think the ghost asked me to undo the magic it left behind!

Indeed. Thats quite a common purpose among mage ghosts. Prince, didnt you hear such words?

I just told it to get lost and chased it away.

Hmm.

Alsicle seriously pondered the difference in the ghosts reactions.

Most ghosts that werent evil spirits like this werent that dangerous, but there were no absolutes in magic.

Hadnt they almost gone straight to the Empires prison when they acted carelessly while tracking the dimensional monster?

Didnt it ask Gainando because it found him unreliable?

That might be

As if that would be the reason. Everyone think about it seriously.

Alsicle lectured the Einrogard students. Lee Han asked while continuing to inspect the kitchen.

Would it be difficult to completely exorcise the ghost through combat?

No. If you blew it away immediately like before, it doesnt seem like a ghost with strong combat power. It was probably a non-combat mage in life too. However, its better to resolve such things peacefully

Ah. Indeed, theres no need to fight and damage facilities, lowering the manors value.

T-thats true too, and originally mage manors have many secrets. Theres nothing bad about receiving them intact from the owner.

Then lets change the plan and go down to the basement.

Gainando made a sad face looking at the untidy kitchen, but the other friends were all in favor.

Good thinking, Wardanaz. You wont die from skipping one meal.

Lets check the suspicious places first.

Ugh. This is why those guys from other towers.

Gainando grumbled at Salko and Giselles reactions, but the Blue Dragon Tower students also wanted to check the basement first.

I hope it was the alchemy school.

I hope it was summoning. If theres any useful research, it might be helpful.

Gainando became dejected and moved behind Lee Han. There were many people but not many friends to rely on.

Oh dear. You must be hungry, Gainando. Want to eat this?

!

When Lee Han rummaged in his basket and pulled out a sandwich, Gainandos eyes widened.

When did you make this?!

I made it earlier while cleaning up after the dimensional erosion.

Lee Han!

-Undo the magic I left behind

Aaaah!

Gainando screamed while throwing the chicken sandwich.

The mage ghost had appeared again from the direction of the stairs leading to the basement.

Lee Han skillfully caught the sandwich with telekinesis, then put it in Gainandos mouth and pushed him back. It was skill close to artistry.

Alsicle watched in admiration.

The mages of the Malachite Magic Tower would shed tears of emotion if they saw this!

Mages who polished the detailed control of telekinetic magic to that degree were truly rare.

What magic do you want us to undo?

Lee Han asked the question after preparing to immediately counterattack if the other party made any suspicious moves.

Even if it seemed like a harmless ghost, he couldnt let his guard down.

-Below my research is there follow me

Wait! Why didnt you ask the Prince here earlier and just chased him away?

Asan asked curiously, pointing at Gainando.

Then the mage ghost answered in a slow voice.

-I do not ask those without qualification

As expected!

N-no. I dont think thats what it means?

Alsicle panicked and stopped the students who were being convinced.

The qualification mentioned there couldnt possibly be magical skill.

What ability would a mage ghost have to guess Gainandos Einroguard rades just by looking at him?

Ghost, for the sake of your purpose as well, please answer. What do you mean by qualification?

-Mastered magic that mage is qualified

Magic that Wardanaz has mastered?

The students finally realized that the qualification wasnt about Einroguard grades.

Is he a summoning mage?

No. He might be an enchantment mage.

Well, since the Prince was eliminated, hes apparently not a dark mage.

Ill just ask directly myself.

Lee Han cut off his friends conversation.

No matter how he thought about it, there were too many options.

What magic are you referring to?

The ghost pointed at Lee Hans staff.

Lee Han was startled when it pointed at the blue gemstone of the Ice Giant King.

Was it related to the frost giant race!?

Lee Han. I think its talking about the space teleportation stone next to that stone, not that stone.

Ah.

Lee Han felt embarrassed.

So it was someone related to spatial magic!

***

But you cleverly guessed that I had mastered spatial magic just from this stone.

Something like a space teleportation stone was a convenient item that even mages who hadnt mastered spatial magic could use.

Then the mage ghost answered in a faint voice.

-The watch

?

-Such ostentatiously magically decorated objects are not carried around unless one is a mage who specializes in spacetime magic

!

Lee Han finally realized what the ghost was talking about.

The cracked glass pocket watch with Limited Time Acceleration magic cast on it!

It was referring to the artifact that some professor at Einroguard had made during their school days.

Is, is this so ostentatiously magically decorated? It looks ordinary to me.

-Read the space

At the ghosts words, Lee Han puzzledly cast Spatial Perception magic.

Even if there were any distorted spaces around, this magic would enable the mage to make accurate measurements with absolute senses.

However, nothing was detected.

-Deeper with more concentration

???

Though he didnt understand, Lee Han concentrated his senses more.

He wondered if the other person was mistaken about something, but since he had already cast it

!

Surprisingly, Lee Hans senses caught a faint distortion. Along the outer surface of the pocket watch, twisted space was carved like decoration.

The most amazing thing about this delicate magic was that it was truly completely useless.

What meaning could such twisted local space have?

Only mages who could perceive space would see it and react like Amazing! Such meticulous decoration!

Would they really react that way? Wouldnt they think its pointless busywork?

-Dont waste magic on such places

The ghost also seemed to think so and offered advice.

Showing off through means that only one in a hundred people could see was undoubtedly a stupid thing to do.

I didnt cast this magic. And the person who cast this magic is dozens of times wiser than you.

-I dont know

The mage ghost didnt seem to pay much attention to Lee Hans words.

And it was questionable whether the ghost could think properly in the first place. According to Alsicle, wasnt this kind of ghost an incomplete being?

Unlike liches who inherited almost all their knowledge and abilities from life, it was unknown what parts ghosts might have lost.

But the facilities upstairs didnt seem particularly related to spacetime magic. Did you also research magic from other schools?

-I dont know magic from other schools

Definitely other Ah.

Lee Han paused.

Do you happen to know someone named Erindarvel? Shes an archmage, has a kind personality, and makes quite frequent mistakes

-I dont know

The owner must have changed several times.

Come to think of it, there was no law saying this mage ghost was the immediate previous owner.

It wouldnt be strange if the owner had changed several times in between. Rather, looking at that diverse and complex mess, it was likely that several mages had used it.

But didnt the previous mages dispel the magic?

-They tried to dispel it but all failed

!

Lee Han became slightly worried.

Suddenly hearing that other mages had failed made his confidence disappear.

Is this really something I can solve?

Wait. Even if you failed, couldnt you get help from other mages? Would that be cheating by any chance?

-No it doesnt matter

The ghost didnt care at all whether he received help or not.

As long as someone completed the magic he had left behind, nothing else mattered.

-However, the other mages all asked me to keep it secret that they had failed

Lee Han was dumbfounded.

What was this about?

What are they trying to do now?

If they failed, they should have talked to other mages to solve it, but hiding it until the manor was sold because of pride.

And it wasnt just one person who did this, but several people did the same thing.

Mages really!

Hmm. But if I cant solve it either, Ill have to keep it secret until its sold.

Apart from being dumbfounded, Lee Han learned another thing.

When selling a mages workshop, you should hide defects as much as possible.

-Here

When they reached the end of the long underground circular staircase, the ghost passed through a door.

Lee Han opened the door and tried to enter. At that moment, the space beyond the door split into countless spaces.

???!?!

-I was trying to create a space of infinitely changing possibilities that would be determined according to the mages will but it became uncontrollable Please dispel this magic

Wait, let me call someone.

Lee Han immediately gave up and prepared to call Professor Garcia.

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