HH Chapter 28

Different mages have different 42a6ac8679 styles of drawing magic b884cc682e circles. And my magic circles d0ee283023 was a highly condensed fb2d08a431 version, also known as 36eb9ce6a8 “shortcut magic.”7986ff7f05d977bd

I’d studied 4084c1b67f various magic 57cc874de7 books, identified 75d23ce049 the common 973cadcf5f framework, and 8f98678a45 extracted the 819ebec6c5 elements necessary f1ba864980 for activating 2d60b106f8 a spell. Then, I 09f8a4f0de modified the c766556743 formulas to 593ee888ed my liking, 064f967a30 keeping only a007efedcc the necessary feda7be9de components.9412bb62f868fa45

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

As mentioned earlier, there were three main components to a magic circle: the magic’s property, the required amount of mana, and the range of application. If even one of these calculations was incorrect, the magic circle wouldn’t activate.c402c77a123c145f

Out of these three, bf9fa5e447 the only part I cbc9a75ec2 didn’t understand from the e4b60d0e8b textbooks was the magic’s 90f1482077 property. While the 956d2885bd other two e28e71d927 elements were 905bc72dd8 calculation-based, the 9404c8e18e magic’s property 48db959011 was often c19279e2bf vague and 9a05cdf0de most people 1d1449621d seemed to fa9fdecb9d rely on 5d7a39a827 intuition.934ea17a9fa66e20

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘If I can’t understand 11d5ee2d60 it, I’ll just memorize b10cd3d54f it….’39fbd145ee8c8b3f

I mechanically memorized the 5992ac4074 properties and functions of 19a3da2a3a the simplest-looking magic circles eb7e4480b3 and started learning how aecfd997d9 to calculate the amount ef4db28b63 of mana required based 349b85fe63 on the range of 866db5496c the magic.aedbd14162d7b878

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“What is this?”f8f022f2d7df6264

“It’s the 5dd3e0e438 summation formula cf93ba546c for the bc0a4b85a9 mana consumed c4c49af2bc during activation.”4bad64ae548df702

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“…Where’s the calculation process?”6245950c7e1e8005

“I omitted it.”9da01650e0ad3be2

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

My magic circle 4fc1cf1b94 utilized geometric sequences. Who has time to 45dfd4a234 add up all those cf4966ec83 numbers one by one?e06fca52c5c4ff87

I realized that the 08a92212cd tiny numbers written all 09a4440554 over his magic circle bd276bad68 represented the amount of f40743d55d mana consumed by each f3be074760 stroke. He was 4c45011bd4 adding and a3179996fd multiplying each d81018bb48 number individually. I was 367cb2b9a2 appalled by f465a3c70c the needlessly 6337fb3837 long and 223ceed131 drawn-out equation.a52014d4a95a8906

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘It’s too inefficient.’bec7271153401e66

All magic circles 581896e140 have rules. Once you understand them, a21527f330 calculating mana consumption is f3ee503e13 a piece of cake.de94ed767bd7868a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

That was why I didn’t need to learn the magic formulae used in this world.2760b8555e12e925

‘Although it 50e983428e did limit 35676a96f8 the number 91f40db34b of spells 99eebf8b99 I could 6516f282d8 use….’89e158bee85726b5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I couldn’t b3a65d3a32 even touch 45d7e05d95 magic that c21f247f0f I didn’t b1cb0407ab understand at cae70a700f all. For example, ab9c3bf00a defensive magic.eb7a28a2eb3c9795

It was supposedly the 3c97f5c104 easiest type of magic, dcf53460d4 but not for me. It was a wonder 7923ddc868 my lack of skill c60bdbd934 hadn’t been exposed yet.d3f2d9d4ec3d9313

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Haylan stared 265efa5c5c at the b516b9d475 my shortcut a59dbd5211 magic circle 907a1f7931 I’d drawn 6d478caf69 for a d4f8bd03d7 while, then af086386ff asked,43627de5f284f894

“Who taught you 6bfc48ff10 magic?”3da4ee08da80202f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Is it 8d79af6cb7 that bad?Fortunately, I didn’t have 163bd2f818 a teacher to be 50f17412b3 embarrassed in front of. I scratched my 84402cf53b head and answered,90455edcb020f4b3

“I’m self-taught.”9a3a050fce3ec17d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I’d never learned magic 84d7552f18 from a teacher. Mages were rare in 4db295e8a7 my city, and the 5b51e4df3a temple priests kept giving 53603dc236 me strange looks and 490f2b8592 offering me food, trying 6529014bd8 to lure me in f84e01a648 like I was a 097d6bed6b child, so I avoided e8f61a3214 them like the plague.f3b329f539e2470c

Besides, I didn’t need 28bc8fe15f to master high-level magic 449379a2b1 for mercenary work. Knowing a c85194186e few basic 0e7b27055b spells was e3062ac422 enough to 9b0ed12699 be treated 38bc4f2d81 well.8f0ef23215218441

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“…Self-taught? So you came up 4d3c6faa1b with this structure on 6af6fcc063 your own?”1cbf9128cee135a8

Of course, there were limitations. There weren’t many magic books available, so I often had to rely on books published 100 years ago, and the authors weren’t always clear in their explanations. . And there were plenty of cases with errors, like this one.aeb380455aff2877

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I’m sorry.”4d4aeffebcbd089b

“For what?”6b7f8b997b710e59

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“For the 650c5a5317 strange structure….”b0f48c195380c96c

At my 04d17d533b words, a 3ed5268b08 self proclaimed 3f3bbc4e2c two-year veteran 9545635702 of shortcut 1746a520dc magic, Haylan 5fe91aa609 tilted his a9cccf75d1 head cutely, 9ab31a6bfc then offered a9249bf104 words of f537c2cbd3 encouragement.e9358baed4a18c96

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Don’t apologize. Anyway,”d1b8bf972da86edd

He continued in 4130a136a3 a calm voice,5051f5ab9680c25d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Do you mind 90714d14a9 if I… analyze e7f2362d07 your magic circle?”4a9b19a9676b638c

Is my magic circle 2137c52e3d that messed up…?8c05b1667dbb7f2c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

After two a08d494bd2 years of 9ff03c6359 living as 51201bc433 a shortcut 9ec99c413d mage, the bffc8b8cec time had a1280f118a come for 3d73661eb7 a reality bf770ee7ac check. I braced myself for 6328236647 criticism and nodded.b42ece6297676240

“Go ahead!”c3e0502e8c916d3d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

What should I 3287b61519 do in the df89ccdb47 meantime?1b45887281b3f5c4

I was so 401cadd377 bored while Haylan 7080db112f was analyzing my 0b8d1541f4 magic circle that d8f223aab1 I started writing ecdb724349 a letter to 5b9416c6bd the mercenary group.825c3b0dc395a974

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

「Hello?
I’m doing well. I arrived ade61c2a20 at the bc52b580f3 trading company 22c7694f54 headquarters, and…」a5fb311ab78f9b14

“……Hmm.”af2302966a9a904e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

What should I 39760e9706 write?985de5e54a3f197e

Officially, I was supposed 8680eaad59 to be with Odin ae953e476d as his apprentice mage. It was difficult to 53c31db865 come up with anything 07c61ef1bd to write since I aefd09b98e had to make up b6b8431d0f lies.b119704cbe43d1b5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘Come to think b9cfd8cbef of it, Odin fccc1b98e3 hired me as ac472d87ed an apprentice mage….’6b1b26bd1e77f502

And now d377ac79e0 I’m actually dd4b49a82e learning magic 248c4ecdd4 now?88d39110f5f2ff8c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Finding the situation b24341d9ab rather amusing, I 6cbcaf4b48 glanced at Haylan, cb7a4500d7 then continued writing, e8f86af4a1 adding a bit ef37099623 of truth to 0faaf934df my letter.e67b6057d1441c6a

「I started learning defensive 18c22a0771 magic since yesterday.
Oh, remember the book Ryzen bought me as a New Year’s gift? <Mastering the Basics of Defensive Scroll Creation>? The person teaching me magic said it’s completely wrong! No wonder the scrolls c4f9b5cd02 I made by copying 69560c1422 from it wouldn’t activate. I almost got into e9ad73ceb7 big trouble!
It’s so cold aebe603f9a here, I’m going 5189621b6a to burn it ca0960d3de tonight to keep 7c6594a1bb warm. Thanks for 31b328636c the gift, b70e901044 even though 1c5e76bc98 it’s soon 4ccd2a9483 to be e7fd5ce3ba firewood.」77a6251fa7291c71

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ah, right. Should I add some 30a9072f5c casual comments about the b67307491d weather?0d1f9cc92b39cc20

「It’s so ee8295028b cold here 4eab130296 that I 6a5eeaf8e7 can’t seem e4bf81cc78 to get 19a6030298 used to a57001cf6a it. I feel like fdbbd15fe3 I’m freezing to 1264902455 the bone whenever 1111117b4b the wind blows. Asileth’s winter was 97c7f27710 nothing compared to f81a190888 this!
What will 1842232eb7 I do 474c191cfa when it 5450f249a6 actually starts e51ce0375f snowing?」3ff6520b9496aa47

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘Done.’9ca7f120351c3711

After adding a 727db1f9dd common closing greeting, 8dc523320d I finished the 9279982785 letter and glanced f2e34c31b3 at Haylan.584a4f1e18429441

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

What should b1cef13db4 I do a4acf48950 now…?6369083e3cee01a1

“If you’re 27902ffafc bored, read 3d56021dc8 a book f25c6aa370 or something.”43a72146f3c50445

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Wow, does 5f3ba8e9f5 he have eda718974d eyes on 4f6bd77ea8 the back ea1b2cd057 of his 764dc0bcc3 head? Haylan said 32b80c2bf9 casually, without b940fe1aac even looking c5fc983450 at me. I got up from f326fc8dd0 my seat, feeling dismissed.c2b5ad2892a6497e

‘There are way too 16b3b0ef70 many books.’dbba04833a7a9176

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I had searched for defensive magic books all last night without finding anything, but Haylan found it right away. Yet, the quest wasn’t complete. It seemed there was a specific defensive magic book I needed to find.61e9a268d249a129

‘When will I ever e3a4c88f68 find it?’d3e629cd4f874c93

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I sighed cdaaed3d64 and looked 7e31d996ff at the b4b2fe1c11 quest window.40d28e8147dbeaa8

[Main Story Progress: 3%]

‘It increased.’63c6dfb4baea5e92

I was too surprised by Haylan’s affection points this morning to notice, but the progress had gone up again.376cce4dfb75c6ae

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

What did 7fc75384e3 I do b3655201d4 last night?b21bb95a75402541

…I met the a598f21c3c ghost. e1b026158c1312cd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Haa…. 815b596307a3aa82

It seemed there 09ca79c626 was something about ef1f789cee that ghost after a964151c5e all.fe45afc85c8ca4a0

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘I thought he 51141ab8f7 was just an 6e85ac9d2e extra.’a44769e3bb6b2573

Actually, even 11e0d674e0 calling him 16914efd0f an “extra” 15a2b08a7c was an dcb3e252e9 overstatement. I had assumed he 517dbeaacf was just a passing 336bd64c83 ghost, nothing more, nothing 41a0e27876 less.21a259873f82ff52

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Who is b6385918eb that man, 442566d95e anyway?5389ded16605156a

“…….”18aa9e604443adc1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I might meet c13f8b3bb9 him again tonight.a9d80d89df69c102

The defensive scroll I 3b39392a1b had relied on as 8aabc94e52 insurance didn’t work, so 23913e87a7 shouldn’t I come up 3aba426f31 with a countermeasure?50c8d825b5f69a06

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I stared blankly into space, then remembered the title of the book I’d noticed yesterday.a707556be6c380b1

<101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe It or Not>6f046ed6872f019c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘Should I just 4b09a40e55 take a look?’63046fc392ab3a63

I went 7695bb9c63 to the 0cce64ea7c spot where c6fff5512f I remembered 99cf01f1c9 seeing it 0a799f878c and pulled 8c66d58e53 the book 7cf887e0c0 out. I flipped d66024deec to a d02ff80e14 random page, a925a9f321 and a 3232b6da3f detailed exorcism 0cbcc46f72 method was 2f39f3ac4f described alongside 549e6ee188 an illustration d8bba79da4 of a 6d966ecf10 creepy-looking doll.1e10c668fdd31965

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

【Ingredients: A healthy 35b7f7d725 offering, a cup 8aa7eb1c01 of salt water, f33ab9befd a straw doll 58ae7a2eca to seal the ea155ca4df ghost, a kitchen 40e0e30b72 knifeec4703cf5f7f3881

1. Wait at the location where paranormal activity occurs, starting one hour before midnight. (Caution: The ritual must be performed alone.)

1. When the clock strikes twelve, spray the salt water you’ve been holding in your mouth evenly onto the straw doll.
2. Hold the doll tightly and close your eyes, counting to 100. Do not open your eyes, even if you hear strange sounds during the ritual.
3. After 100 seconds, stab the straw doll deeply with the prepared kitchen knife.
4. If black blood flows from the doll, the exorcism is successful. There will be no further paranormal activity. (If the prepared kitchen knife disappears, the sealing has failed. Quietly await your impending death.)】

“…….”ffbf756412f0edd8

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Who wrote this? 6a56405a3a2388d1

I closed the c15b329b2e book and checked 4a93fde6c6 the author’s name, b75041f858 but it didn’t 330b834628 tell me anything. I returned to 94601a1404 the table with 0698c653e0 the book.e12e2151d54e3b31

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Haylan was writing something 844d4f37eb on a piece of 6333f5470d paper. Was it feedbacks on e5f983a04a my magic circle?b87f802f5ff9f55a

His handwriting was 2dade1edc0 quite messy. His penmanship was still b714354c06 childlike, as if he d980882f58 lacked strength in his 4ecb1714aa hand.03081258370ca13b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He seemed 65162e4f01 like an 694a1fbe95 adult when 38841e8cef he spoke, c59aff9c11 but whenever c8b7f0c5a4 he was e87d457449 obsessed with 06f3af2e76 snacks or 929035b8e3 his handwriting ea8214b6ee was messy, f17b4fd487 I found a3674099c0 him incredibly 6596966259 cute.a0f8b8fbbb197e83

“…….”d8dddc0e5d1d427e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Haylan looked up, 6211c086d6 saw the book 300ac8b4c3 I’d brought, and 06aa8b8359 chuckled in disbelief.f33b5ebec08780c6

[Haylan’s affection points have increased. +1]

‘Oh my.’2811382d0cc321e9

I finally made 3480f58249 Haylan laugh.c80d4e858aeb0e79

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It must f22374a58f seem ridiculous 3e65c72557 to you 69bbd2c43e too, right? Even I 65779a861c would laugh 2509c874bd and tease 96a78ce07c someone if 8b9c73d403 they said ab89fdca02 they were c238590af7 reading a 5b1dca35ec book with 685021f5c2 that title.ab8a8a5944a811c9

“What, do you have 7ecad7d78e a ghost you know?”83e017a2983ce085

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“…….”02a005970722b2bf

I saw b2e8fe3920 Haylan in 8248581406 a new 674f99fd2b light. To think he 47e4105560 could make jokes 8f54f4e622 like this. b02af3e985592ca5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Are we finally getting 79b870ad12 closer? e595adff67971d89

I felt 4d905f2dbe a little 2ebbe1563e excited at 7b46212795 his words. I played along e7104bb85d with his joke, e9e95ae15e responding with equal 65d026efaf absurdity,6e32918de6985534

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I recently made 277803d1c1 a new acquaintance.”e8f4f4428e9af20f

“You’re still 6d68e737f4 scared of 3dbc4fcade ghosts at 8038730ca7 your age?”36d43f680d7a35c4

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

This kid was 50b6f7f910 trying to provoke 1bbf57ba71 me. 0f218132abd9d735

Suddenly ringing 2ccd6d471e up my e47d4903a1 age? 57a2db54492c6273

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

For some reason, 5ff40fce5d I suddenly felt e923d79577 competitive and replied 2e0d29a505 seriously,c9735a2293b46de8

“No, I’m not ef97d77f08 scared at all.”a7756d7badbcdea2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’m glad af36d89761 to hear ebca5e81f5 that. Now that I think 9faf038e2f about it, you said cc92c4907b this house is cursed, 9258744af5 right?”b17982ae00ad47dc

…Cursed?91d352dfa6c0888d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

As if to support Haylan’s words, one of the servants members who had been hovering nearby chuckled and joined the conversation.06bfff374975698d

“There were rumors that d094fd7a88 strange sounds could be 4f295e8db4 heard at night. People said 3a229ee18a it’s like ae711a8553 a haunted 9ce615185e house.”5cd480bd51fd75b7

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“…….”8106e602039063c6

Although the rumors were likely due to the house’s dilapidated state, she said some servants had even quit because they were scared.424fb554133997f3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Hearing her words, be7a7a1583 which were faithful a181cea19a to the horror f45b113921 game setting, made e11f27abab me feel like 53fe8ffcdb all the blood 84136b57ec was draining from 5322d3b2ad my body.320a4229cce4576b