The Magician Kunon Sees Everything

Chapter 58: A man named Hank Beat

Reyes, Im tired of this.

Work is tiring.

His demands are insane

You knew that from the beginning, didnt you? He wasnt normal from the start, was he?

He was naive.

Thats what Leeya said, too.

The saint, who replied while reading the reference, was no longer paying particular attention.

Its something Im used to.

For the past few days, the poor classmates who were lured by the rewards and sweet talk have been dragging their exhausted bodies to the saints classroom.

To be honest, I cant help but wonder why they come here.

Well, I guess this is the easiest place to come right now.

Ah, there you are.

At the sound of the childs voice, Hanks body shuddered as he lay prostrate on the table.

Kunon had arrived.

Its almost the end of the break, Hank. Lets go. Its time to make some bacon to my satisfaction.

To Hank, Kunon was now an employer who forced him to do hard labor.

Kunon went straight to check on the spirit plants.

He did not hesitate, as if he had been approached by a woman.

The spiritual grass Shi Shirura should be ready to harvest soon.

Its growing really well Ill make sure of that. This is the sixth time today. Of course, nothing has changed since the last time.

The saint told her classmates that they could enter the classroom without permission.

The saint is no longer bothered by having to deal with people coming and going.

If they are not allowed to come in, or if she is not present, she locks the door, so this is not a problem.

Ive been working on the fire for the past few days. Im still tired from the day before.

Youre fine. You can use magic if you have the power, even if your body is tired.

.. Reyes, help me.

If youve finished your conversation, please leave the room immediately.

Its not only the demands of his employer, Kunon, but also the indifference of the saint.

Your cool attitude is cute too, Miss Reyes. Can I come back for lunch?Lets eat together.

As long as you bring me a sandwich.

She is no longer paying attention to Kunons light-hearted comments.

It is true that the saintly Reyes does not have many emotional ups and downs compared to normal people.

I dont know if its just a quick touch, but I feel that she is driven by logic and rationality, not emotion.

The more I get to know them, the more obvious it becomes.

Good for you. Its good to know that even if I fail, Miss Reyes will eat it and take care of it. Now lets get back to making bacon. Or dont you want a reward? I dont care if you dont want it.

Damn you for taking advantage of peoples weaknesses!

If the bacon is completed to Kunons satisfaction, a success fee will be paid in addition to the daily allowance.

If you ask me, I think Hank has more of a problem with getting paid for a job well done.

Hey, dont give me that crappy argument. Thats not cute.

I cant handle it if men think Im cute.

Its as if he is asserting that women love him.

Thats a lot of confidence.

Kunon walked out of the classroom, taking Hank with him.

In the silence of the classroom, only the sound of papers being rolled up could be heard.

The saint muttered quietly.

Well, I guess lunch money paid off again today.

Thanks to Hanks recent failures in making bacon, lunches using the failed bacon are passed around.

As far as I can tell, its not that different from regular bacon.

But thats still not enough to meet Kunons order.

I dont know how much Kunon really wants, but as a saint, he is very helpful.

Im on the verge of making some money, but I havent gotten the reward itself yet.

The saints wallet is still in a tight spot.

Kunon and Hank came out of the school building again.

The sun was strong.

It was supposed to be autumn, but the vestiges of summer still lingered.

Ill see you later.

Okay, okay

A small smoker was set up a little farther away from the school because of the smoke.

There was already a different kind of meat set up inside.

Its called bacon in a word, but the type of meat is not only pork.

There were pigs, boars, cows, horses, and chickens.

In an unusual way, they have also tried the meat of bears, lizards, snakes, demons, and magical beasts.

Ha.

Letting out a sigh, Hank put the fire in the bottom bunk.

The fire itself is a rudimentary step for a firebrand sorcerer.

However, maintaining it for a long time is a different story.

Fire magic, unlike other magic, is very susceptible to sparks and accidents.

Hank has been taught to never leave the magic when using fire.

In this bacon making process, it is necessary to maintain a constant fire.

You cant have a high heat or a low heat, so you have to be very careful.

Hanks unadorned impression was that the work was more difficult and tedious than he had expected.

It takes time.

Its hard to relax.

Its tiring.

The hours are long.

Im even beginning to think its reasonable to be paid a little better.

Hank, are you a slow learner?

What?

Kunon, who usually goes away with a quick See you later, stayed right next to Hank today.

Hank could tell that Kunon was looking at him and aware of him, even though the eye patch was there so he could not see his eyes.

Im sure Im not the best

Hank is eighteen years old now.

He came here to Dillashick at the age of thirteen and has been working for five years to make sure that he will definitely pass the entrance exam to the magic school.

Five years.

Its not that I think the training was a waste of time.., but I had no idea that the entrance exam was something you could absolutely pass.

When I found out, I was so shocked that I almost fell to my knees.

I almost cried at my own stupidity.

When I think about it, Im definitely not a smart person.

I think magic is a very useful thing.

I agree with you.

Magic is power.

Power is a useful thing.

Power is something that can hurt you or protect you.

It can destroy peoples lives, or it can enrich them.

There is no right or wrong in power itself.

It all depends on how the practitioner uses it.

Well, its time to go one step further. Ive been waiting for you for so long, why havent you tried anything? Im sure Hank can do it.

What?

Im talking about using your power in a more useful way. Hank is good at manipulating and controlling magic. But I think hes too conventional.

I think your magic should be used more freely.

Sorcery is freedom.

It was a strange word that didnt seem to make sense to me, but I couldnt say I didnt understand it.

I think its okay for fire to have a smell.

What? Smell?

I think its good to have fires of different colors. I think its okay to have a fire that burns at a constant rate or a fire that burns only something specific.

As for me, I think its okay to have fire that you can touch as a material.

But I dont know much about fire magic, so I dont know if its possible.

I still feel like I dont quite understand what Kunon is saying.

But for some reason, I think I understand.

Making bacon.

I wonder what Kunon is really looking for in this simple task.

Could it be that I should be using an unusual fire to make bacon?

Hank was about to say.

A girl in a blue robe peeked out of a window on the second floor of the school building and called out to Kunon, Hey Kunon!

- Alright, let us talk about it later. 

As soon as she called him, he was already gone.

Oh, hey!

There was no time to stop him.

I think he was just talking about something important, but even so, there was no hesitation in Kunons actions.

He threw away everything that he and Hank had talked about just before and turned on his heel and ran up in the air.

This is the staircase of Water Ball A Ori.

He creates a water ball a ori that looks like thin ice and uses it as a platform.

I was surprised the first time I saw it, but Ive seen it so many times Im used to it.

Thank you for the invitation, Sleeping Beauty. Your Kunon is here.

Hahaha. Youre as funny as ever, Kunon.

I guess they havent met before.

While exchanging such light words of greeting, Kunon quickly entered the school building through the window and disappeared from Hanks sight!

That area is around the classroom that Kunon is renting.

The girl whom he called Sleeping Beauty must be a guest, Im sure.

magic is free, huh?

A younger sorcerer who had said all sorts of self-serving things and then left without a care in the world.

The words that he hadnt collected in any way swirled around in Hanks mind.

Fire with a smell.

Fires of different colors.

Fires that burn with a certain heat.

Fires that only burn something specific.

These were ideas that Hank had never even slightly thought of.

Hank scratched his head.

I guess Ive been an assistant for too long

Ive been a teachers assistant all my life.

Ive always worked under the direction of someone else.

And because I was an assistant, I did a lot of chores like helping with research and writing notes.

My knowledge of magic and basic sorcery has grown.

But in terms of thinking, I am aware that I have been doing only conventional things.

Thats why I cant think of anything that I might think of right away.

I dont need to keep a fire burning to make bacon.

All you need to do is to smoke the meat with the heat and smoke of wood chips and herbs.

If you want, you dont even have to follow the traditional bacon making process.

As long as the result is the bacon Kunon wants, thats all that matters.

Ah, I see. So this is the experiment.

Im not an assistant anymore.

No one would tell him what to do if he remained passive.

From here on, Hank would have to think, learn, and experiment on his own.

I felt like I was finally at the starting point.

His thoughts, which had been bewildered by the various aspects of the special class and unable to find anything to do, were finally coming together.

If so, there was only one thing to think about.

I need to get paid for my success.

I think Im starting to get a vague idea of what I want to do.

The younger sorcerer gave me a guiding direction.

Then I wont have to spend any more time making this bacon.

Besides, its been almost a month since the start of this school year.

The factions should start moving soon.

I guess it was fortunate that I was able to get my thoughts together before then.