Chapter 1118
Lee Han had already been planning to lecture the angel about Imperial law. At Lee Han’s words, Apazragon made a gesture as if sitting down.
The angel was currently in spiritual form, so there was no need to sit, but Apazragon did as told for the time being.
“First, that was not something I aimed for. A mad spirit charged at me.”
-I see. So that is how it was.
Fortunately, Apazragon accepted it obediently. Lee Han felt relieved at the sight.
Perhaps because he had recently met too many beings from other dimensions who could not understand a word no matter what he said, he had come to rate the other party very highly just for listening properly.
-However, pioneer. Given your record so far, could you not have sufficiently expected that the spirit would become obsessed? Even if you could not, is there no chance that you unconsciously expected it?
“...Sit down again.”
Lee Han, who had been about to relax, became serious again.
This angel bastard?
“I don’t know what absurd misunderstanding you’re having, but I did not expect it at all. Understand?”
He already felt wronged, but with even the angel saying something like that, he felt twice as wronged.
How was he supposed to predict that Heavenly Fire General would charge at him like such a madman?
-Hmm. Is that so? It is difficult for me to accept completely, but I understand for now.
Apazragon listened carefully to Lee Han’s words, but did not completely throw away the angel’s own guess.
He had clearly had experience coming into contact with and drawing attention from several powerful beings of other dimensions, yet he had not expected it. Even though he possessed the marks of powerful spirits as well.
Perhaps he had truly expected it unconsciously.
The person himself denied it, but mortals were said to be quite affected by being trapped within flesh. The fickleness of not realizing one’s own mind would also be one of those things.
'This bastard. I don’t think Apazragon understood.'
Lee Han glared suspiciously at the angel in spiritual form.
In his heart, he wanted to interrogate Apazragon until the angel revealed the thoughts inside, but he could not do that now. There was something more important.
“More importantly, Apazragon. I have something to say about following people around as you please.”
When the lecture on Imperial law about “why one must not follow other people around as one pleases” began, Apazragon showed a sign that the angel did not understand well.
As expected, the customs of mortals had many unfamiliar and difficult parts.
-I see. I understand for now.
“Good. Then what should you do from now on, Apazragon?”
-Should I receive permission and follow you around?
“...Now. I will explain again from the beginning.”
Lee Han began explaining again with patience.
After repeating the contents about five times, the angel seemed to slowly catch on.
-Wait. Are you perhaps telling me not to follow you?
“That’s right! Exactly that!”
Lee Han was very happy when he heard Apazragon’s answer. It was as if he had seen Gainando solve a difficult problem.
-But I must observe the pioneer’s actions and learn. Surely you also told me to do that.
'When did I tell Apazragon to do that?'
Lee Han cursed the angel inwardly.
If the angel had not been in spiritual form, he might have hit Apazragon once.
Seeing the way Apazragon interpreted the other party’s words however Apazragon liked, it would not be strange at all if the angel appeared next semester as an Einroguard professor.
Still, Lee Han endured. He had already felt it painfully in his bones that anger or threats did not work on beings like that.
'That yaksha bastard... no, I should be grateful to the Yaksha King for this. Thanks to the Yaksha King, my patience increased.'
He would persuade without giving up!
“I am not saying you should not learn at all. How about this? When I am at Einroguard, you may follow me around.”
-I see... wait. At present, that territory is arranged so that it is difficult for me to approach. If you improve it and I still cannot approach?
“...Apazragon, trust me.”
-But you did not expect Heavenly Fire General to become obsessed either, did you?
“......”
Lee Han trembled at the realization that the other party was rather sharp.
Apazragon was ignorant of the continent’s culture, but never stupid.
'Damn it. This one is not easy.'
-What do you think about not following you when you are in the territory, and following you when you come outside?
Apazragon even negotiated back!
“...Let us increase the distance for now. And that... do not use the dimension of Divine Light Sudden Extinction either. At the very least, I would like you to move from the spirit world.”
When the angel did not back down, Lee Han eventually began to compromise.
Even if Apazragon followed him around, he wanted the angel to at least follow in a way Lee Han could see.
...And keep a somewhat longer distance...
-Hmm. If I increase the distance, I think the accuracy of seeing and learning will fall.
“You will come directly and ask like this anyway if you want to, won’t you?”
-That is also correct. I understand.
In the end, Apazragon accepted Lee Han’s persuasion, which did not give up.
From now on, Apazragon would keep distance and would not use the dimension of Divine Light Sudden Extinction while watching.
When the angel’s spiritual form disappeared, Lee Han let out a long sigh. In terms of mental fatigue alone, he felt more tired than when he had fought Heavenly Fire General.
“Student Lee Han.”
“Yes?”
“If you happen to need magic that banishes angels, tell me.”
“...If it comes to mind later, I will tell you.”
***
When they had departed, Jowrin had been the happiest person in the Empire, but once the request was over and it became the road back, she grew gloomy in real time.
Lee Han, unable to keep watching, asked Professor Voladi for a moment of understanding, and soothed Jowrin. Professor Garcia watched from the side with an expression of satisfaction.
“Your Majesty. You can come out again next time, can’t you?”
“That is... because Uman seems like he will get angry...”
'Ah.'
Lee Han realized that he had misunderstood.
Jowrin had had this kind of conversation when leaving Einroguard.
-But Your Majesty. Will the Inspector be all right with this? If he learns that you followed along as you pleased, I think he will be disappointed...
-Hm! Jowrin has decided to worry about that later!
When asked whether it would be all right to disobey Inspector Uman’s words and trail along after a student’s request, Jowrin had boldly answered, “Jowrin shall worry about it later!”
And now that later had arrived, of course she could not help but be depressed.
“How much does the Inspector treasure Your Majesty? Surely he will not get angry.”
“R-right?”
Jowrin’s face brightened.
“Of course, he may forbid you from going out for a little while...”
“......”
Jowrin glared at Lee Han.
How was that any different from getting angry?
-Have you returned, Professor!
The Death Knights on top of the wall found the returning group and greeted them happily.
“Hello, everyone. Nothing happened, did it?”
-Many things happened. The Inspector is ruling the school, is he not?
“......”
Professor Garcia, who had tossed out a greeting without thinking, regretted it slightly. Jowrin, who was beside them, came to mind.
No matter how much they were dissatisfied with Inspector Uman, in the end, Uman was Jowrin’s younger brother. There was no way cursing Uman in front of Jowrin would not make one feel awkward.
In fact, when Jowrin mumbled and opened her mouth, Professor Garcia felt their heart drop.
“Um...”
“Ah. Yes. Your Majesty. Is something the matter? Please do not worry too much about what you just hea...”
“I was wondering what it would be like to drive Uman out of Einroguard by force, since the knights are so angry.”
“......”
Professor Garcia was so dumbfounded that words would not come out.
No...!
'Did she perhaps learn that from Student Lee Han?'
“If we lack military strength, Jowrin can also hire mercenaries...”
“Th-that is not the problem. Your Majesty. You cannot drive out an inspector sent by His Imperial Majesty by force.”
“Even if Jowrin fabricates the situation?”
“That is even more impossible!”
While they were talking, Einroguard’s gate opened. The knight who guided the group inside suddenly remembered something and asked.
-By the way, Professor. In the end, why did those Magic Tower bastards call the successor?
“...They called him because of subduing Heavenly Fire General.”
-I see... Pardon? What did you say?!
The Death Knight was startled.
Had the Daylily Magic Tower bastards lost their minds?!!
***
After returning to Einroguard, Lee Han could not go straight to the dormitory.
As soon as he entered, Uman’s message arrived.
-Lord Wardanaz. The Inspector is waiting.
Jowrin’s face turned pale.
Still, in one corner of her heart, there had been a small hope that “Uman might be busy and might not have noticed,” but with those words just now, it was completely over.
-Lady Jowrin is also being awaited together.
“Waaah!”
“Please calm down. It is not yet confirmed that you will be scolded, is it?”
“Uman truly seems too much! To forbid outings...”
Jowrin grumbled as though the outing ban had already been confirmed.
Even just looking at this request, Jowrin had splendidly helped Lee Han!
However, when they arrived at Uman’s room, what awaited the two of them was an entirely different sight.
“......”
“......”
“...Uh, did the principal place a curse?”
Lee Han whispered to Jowrin with a bewildered expression.
He could not help it, because right now, in the middle of the Inspector’s room, a large black dragon was lying flat on the floor.
This black dragon looked gloomy enough that even someone who did not know dragons well could tell. Much more severely than Jowrin had been earlier.
To think the Inspector, who had been walking around perfectly fine in human form, would suddenly become the world’s most depressed dragon.
No matter how he thought about it, he could only think of the Skull Principal’s sinister scheme as the reason.
“Since childhood, whenever Uman became sad, he returned to dragon form.”
“As expected. So he became sad because of the principal’s curse.”
“N-no. That was not what I meant...”
Jowrin was slightly flustered.
It did not seem like Gonadaltes would do that?
Ah. Elder sister. You have come...
Uman blinked his enormous eyes. The huge wings on his back fluttered weakly.
Jowrin, who had been frightened that her younger brother might scold her, was startled and shouted.
“What happened?! Why are you like this?!”
Elder sister. The students...
“The students?!”
...dislike Uman...
“......”
“......”
A heavy silence hovered inside the room. Lee Han quickly poked Jowrin. In moments like this, one could not lie late.
“Th-they do not dislike you! The students like Uman so much!”
Elder sister. You are truly kind. But there is no need to forcibly comfort this Uman.
Uman spoke weakly.
The recent disturbances were an ordinary level of daily life to the students of Einroguard, but to Uman, they were a great shock.
Students setting fires here and there, attacking warehouses, and going on hunger strikes.
Because Uman had strongly criticized the Skull Principal’s teachings, he was all the more ashamed. He had no face to show others.
I really prepared diligently...
'It seems the problem was that he prepared too diligently.'
Lee Han thought inwardly.
If Uman had not prepared diligently, he might really have become the next principal.
The method of satisfying Einroguard students was very easy.
Torment the Skull Principal, torment Professor Verdus, and release food.
This time, Jowrin poked Lee Han. It was a signal that since she lacked confidence, her contractor should step forward.
“Your Majesty. At least I am truly glad that Your Majesty came.”
Uman’s wings rose slightly, then went down again.
...Do not lie. You are saying that to comfort Uman, are you not?
“It is true. Thanks to Your Majesty coming, my work decreased tremendously.”
Because this was not a lie, Lee Han was all the more confident.
“That’s right! Thanks to Uman, Lee Han became much happier. But what is this...?”
Jowrin, who had been soothing her younger brother, looked at the letter paper placed on the desk and became puzzled.
I was writing a letter to His Imperial Majesty saying that I would resign from the post of inspector.
“Gasp. Really? When?”
Lee Han poked Jowrin again. Jowrin shouted in a hurry.
“You absolutely must not do that!”