HH Chapter 28

Different mages have 73f52aea7a different styles of 2413765bdf drawing magic circles. And my 7c2c4d076e magic circles 16dfc12288 was a 645b462ec2 highly condensed 02dd31606d version, also 3d29f3dce6 known as d632892b17 “shortcut magic.”9bfe943169ba6641

I’d studied various 26b7cb07eb magic books, identified e586fbb82b the common framework, fd763f57a5 and extracted the 07fdb07116 elements necessary for b068d649f5 activating a spell. Then, I modified the 1e37014a51 formulas to my liking, 5b3e7e3011 keeping only the necessary 74cae9bed2 components.e3de4d018fd92dbe

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

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.0e37af5b27e14476

Out of these three, 6efb247237 the only part I cd62fc7b21 didn’t understand from the b644f3199d textbooks was the magic’s fddee85ad4 property. While the other d3f7ab616a two elements were 06dd797f13 calculation-based, the magic’s feb8e1a7e2 property was often caaba6bba8 vague and most 368acf5ba2 people seemed to ade77a9e03 rely on intuition.43c8484b917820c4

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘If I 9c6866b32b can’t understand fa1ade0a07 it, I’ll 22d6be16a0 just memorize e9658d1c80 it….’6728a624e3d27b98

I mechanically memorized da03fa64d6 the properties and 043ff9bc99 functions of the 723e4059cc simplest-looking magic circles 4b01321353 and started learning 3afa37bddc how to calculate b9f81a976b the amount of fafcf5cf67 mana required based 48b7583d3b on the range 448f761277 of the magic.11647041c45a139d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“What is this?”4af7cf6c4e0ea08a

“It’s the b9a4ecc4ee summation formula 5019cc2bb8 for the 8c27e3830f mana consumed aebcf5aed8 during activation.”89c7cbcff294148f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…Where’s the calculation ff88d93ea0 process?”2bd845ea096a8edf

“I omitted it.”6d9987ad0988a7d8

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

My magic 5392f51c48 circle utilized f65183bca9 geometric sequences. Who has time to 39b448ef4e add up all those d4b36f0ba3 numbers one by one?74dceffd4d24acc9

I realized that the 87742630ba tiny numbers written all b4a41c623c over his magic circle 8058ae06d2 represented the amount of 49b2691b52 mana consumed by each 2b9feb6129 stroke. He was adding and 71bab540be multiplying each number individually. I was appalled by 55b752c84d the needlessly long and a2b689e03f drawn-out equation.c2c41d07b46db48d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘It’s too inefficient.’e334b370b0ebeedd

All magic circles have 4c0d65e26d rules. Once you understand 3f86364f90 them, calculating mana e5f679aef2 consumption is a 53e068c91e piece of cake.2b303c61e651bc50

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

That was why I didn’t need to learn the magic formulae used in this world.dc45a178996b4a36

‘Although it did a4bf534ffd limit the number 7ea2d50261 of spells I 5f2ca92aff could use….’4e1ab462dc82ad56

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I couldn’t even bcc322ef40 touch magic that 54643807eb I didn’t understand 17fc793e3b at all. For example, defensive magic.095d8117619a0057

It was supposedly the d9008bfbef easiest type of magic, 6f3fa1b338 but not for me. It was a fb62cd1ea6 wonder my lack 81bc8513af of skill hadn’t fe65a39650 been exposed yet.11dac9c0092ceac2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Haylan stared at 57a82e4ace the my shortcut 0664b7c66b magic circle I’d 3e164f4d31 drawn for a d70ab0b11b while, then asked,0dfc46d6479606c9

“Who taught f7420f1b19 you magic?”5f7760645309827e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Is it 54ce03f045 that bad?Fortunately, I didn’t have 82df856882 a teacher to be 0c70b2388a embarrassed in front of. I scratched my head 8efd7b17dc and answered,cb3134078435ab5d

“I’m self-taught.”e8981e5e1592bd7d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I’d never learned 21c80b3289 magic from a 0d22265687 teacher. Mages were 5bbcae56e7 rare in 4b9c74b233 my city, 3cb297060c and the 836ee0e79c temple priests eb0052bdae kept giving 7f6f42c6e4 me strange 01d638f08c looks and 5d5f4026d7 offering me 70e36001ef food, trying 6c506df521 to lure b88a88ae31 me in a6cdd7376f like I 220e84192b was a cc3f8bf2a0 child, so c664601f95 I avoided aebd8becba them like c409ef8ab2 the plague.26d61b38e8b22d0d

Besides, I didn’t need 7fcddbcdd2 to master high-level magic d2c4e64972 for mercenary work. Knowing a 8c3702ca80 few basic 8ad4fd753b spells was bfc4333565 enough to aff58b40c9 be treated 9416bf8463 well.230d30ee8ef5971d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“…Self-taught? So you 0a43b7b7e0 came up 771aa8ea8b with this 99f9af177c structure on e5e3b9f336 your own?”3f7ca615fd023b96

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.5f2204a64d693b9a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’m sorry.”80308d51f1b92a86

“For what?”a9d9e06bcf74aa4f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“For the strange 0868c91afa structure….”2b097f2da01bbfc0

At my 1c3175f553 words, a b21f492761 self proclaimed 7ae7d5ba1b two-year veteran b2d1fdd9d9 of shortcut afb4ab2291 magic, Haylan a093b8bad2 tilted his 1101f60a9d head cutely, ee281a7d04 then offered 3fdb720b65 words of fb7b4c464f encouragement.878ed5f2e4af0fa3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Don’t apologize. Anyway,”ca66f6a5c9e49acc

He continued 0dbf7a30e3 in a 08438e0e44 calm voice,8aac0602b0337942

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Do you 9b3d644a3b mind if bad5f81a3d I… analyze aadb7fd3d3 your magic 7f577ed7a1 circle?”70231ebb83dee920

Is my 1fb322256c magic circle eaf5dfee34 that messed 08d182cced up…?ab566dd5bf8cc332

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

After two years 4ae3f1fbf6 of living as 2a5d382fd1 a shortcut mage, 674936fd09 the time had 06db39ec6a come for a 711d7de6d1 reality check. I braced de3005e37e myself for 21c54f3e37 criticism and d6bab13254 nodded.42529506264b93ed

“Go ahead!”9b5399f031be844e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

What should I do de4369dcba in the meantime?e8a28f7735a4eaea

I was 9ddf2d59d6 so bored 179c6c64b5 while Haylan a0a434af12 was analyzing 83c27290d8 my magic ce2aad5a08 circle that d8d183dcb6 I started 3c8dcfe691 writing a 41d8daa756 letter to f488dc81fd the mercenary 0f2cd986d4 group.87dd561cfb46403b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

「Hello?
I’m doing well. I arrived 118171ff01 at the 69908c7baa trading company a2ea44b408 headquarters, and…」e238c99678bc7d4c

“……Hmm.”147c2d8ad77d5683

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

What should 9a2778ffaa I write?e1ee851944427734

Officially, I was supposed 7fe8d1f09b to be with Odin 40d42a7b57 as his apprentice mage. It was difficult 8802186bb7 to come up 8647dc6fba with anything to c6e051c37a write since I ea2196cab7 had to make 3f1c436b2b up lies.b5c870ab4dd75e02

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘Come to think of 4b99b3bcee it, Odin hired me 7ccff31df6 as an apprentice mage….’91d7cd44a421838a

And now I’m 35b2ccfc0b actually learning magic f44f35a23d now?05a5eb344822e9d6

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Finding the situation 91f61063fe rather amusing, I 54b39e0be2 glanced at Haylan, f0e76fd88f then continued writing, 01927df017 adding a bit 2446a13589 of truth to 0197fe50d7 my letter.0a68ccf153051eee

「I started 9c3def6444 learning defensive 4be8b518c4 magic since bf076e2fda 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 325ba1c845 scrolls I made e53627838e by copying from f8a0eef5a4 it wouldn’t activate. I almost got into 29a9a21241 big trouble!
It’s so 133e19c2aa cold here, 0b960a4b43 I’m going 40db670f7f to burn 896418f6fb it tonight 7597efc119 to keep 355ff5848d warm. Thanks for the 0e50269e17 gift, even though 1aebaff9b0 it’s soon to 526a0948e7 be firewood.」ee5395e91d2b0e54

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Ah, right. Should I 3bb2614f7b add some 55e0751505 casual comments 0802400ffc about the 95e8803644 weather?495f5d2eaafe5c48

「It’s so cold 0613c9f352 here that I 5291117e90 can’t seem to 52d0a95723 get used to 260e9ea0f7 it. I feel 96166b971b like I’m 708d51aa9b freezing to 5d2a4bae2c the bone 9b390ec464 whenever the c6af2dbed9 wind blows. Asileth’s winter was nothing d81ac1af98 compared to this!
What will I 6702686af8 do when it 371012aa5c actually starts snowing?」979211d93bfd32fd

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘Done.’8e3cd0818f23bb7d

After adding a 14cf45bd66 common closing greeting, 70c15e13ad I finished the e56c6d5771 letter and glanced 73d6a03bb7 at Haylan.e1e6426db8b289c7

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

What should I do 888cfb8f09 now…?367d427a4887f2fd

“If you’re 4ac5aa50f9 bored, read 8d40b60a81 a book de23e58140 or something.”413e5d6f87882b0c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Wow, does he 7d92334379 have eyes on 8e3bb38302 the back of 34013d2a5b his head? Haylan said casually, 0363f6efbb without even looking ec724aa2b0 at me. I got 26a47dad3e up from f12989e0b3 my seat, 21cd01d59c feeling dismissed.4f9488d0003e42a6

‘There are way too 7d5573a39a many books.’0878ffe78b059bf7

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.5b7461a1eae21f7a

‘When will I 353f127951 ever find it?’62bc30b282d9aa46

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I sighed and 12e09de41e looked at the 0f13f9c594 quest window.48977e563281bfd2

[Main Story Progress: 3%]

‘It increased.’a38f2e7afe4a0754

I was too surprised by Haylan’s affection points this morning to notice, but the progress had gone up again.426eceb412186a39

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

What did I 304fcaaa87 do last night?ea616c63b021b06a

…I met a42dbdff6d the ghost. f78a7d0e29ed2f7a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Haa…. 0aeafe0955dc6e9b

It seemed there 0b080b0d6a was something about 109432b611 that ghost after 0dc9e79612 all.5b1f21524b53307e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘I thought he 4ae4056c52 was just an 40d13521a1 extra.’167780bf16772611

Actually, even calling d5bc25dc43 him an “extra” f9d6bf0b00 was an overstatement. I had assumed 4d74500348 he was just d741599aec a passing ghost, 33877a23a7 nothing more, nothing 8a31914757 less.e503f4f03b3f32f0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Who is that 85d54cd6d6 man, anyway?66ab2d1db2b6fffa

“…….”ed61a7a6f0be25cd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I might ff5d505f59 meet him 6ef5622721 again tonight.9d6fe3d9b3bc024c

The defensive 22ce7f9978 scroll I 0ec514f39a had relied 6dc45dd9ef on as b2e19604de insurance didn’t 2646ae0f29 work, so c5d0c91719 shouldn’t I 95e2573f68 come up 6c90c8fc33 with a 11b248402c countermeasure?871748d4d0b72eb1

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I stared blankly into space, then remembered the title of the book I’d noticed yesterday.1feda77797243167

<101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe It or Not>473a4c7678903902

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘Should I just 84ebfb3dec take a look?’323cdd91b360cc63

I went 8af0a4dda2 to the 088ecf155e spot where a5ae5cf865 I remembered 02de9b406c seeing it 51d9675353 and pulled b766804240 the book 21362bae9d out. I flipped to a 403e35fe70 random page, and a 9eacac9716 detailed exorcism method was a91ec9dcfd described alongside an illustration 26640ca5d0 of a creepy-looking doll.b8548cce7095857e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

【Ingredients: A healthy d002384e8b offering, a cup 9273c5424c of salt water, b9a128ad5b a straw doll 63c6ee2d6d to seal the 3bb170e427 ghost, a kitchen d797dfcade knife5191794d6693f065

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.)】

“…….”e92cfba5cfadbbe3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Who wrote this? 5edff3c5c0a5ebd2

I closed the book de9c7c82f4 and checked the author’s 462d644992 name, but it didn’t bdf5227297 tell me anything. I returned to the d66e1751b6 table with the book.718e8f415fcc58f0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Haylan was 895794d33e writing something 8373d576be on a fe24c535aa piece of 2fa67e2e17 paper. Was it feedbacks on 4250a99318 my magic circle?4b04d7b2a892b51b

His handwriting was quite fe031c7ffd messy. His penmanship ffc38fb71c was still 781d16bec6 childlike, as d50ef490d5 if he b9a9a3e71e lacked strength c3bf32d589 in his 91cc3d5713 hand.155cbd03459a7e35

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

He seemed dfbd0a911b like an f1f2471c65 adult when 8b636249f8 he spoke, fc93eefecf but whenever 8303088fdd he was 76dec6fdc0 obsessed with 3b9b998696 snacks or 430485b908 his handwriting 591d803317 was messy, 5203638725 I found 9e794a0454 him incredibly 0d4ce667a6 cute.2945641777aa34a3

“…….”94be591cea3d4547

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Haylan looked up, saw 288e0924ec the book I’d brought, 19cd3b85ed and chuckled in disbelief.cda2c89bf19de357

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

‘Oh my.’b6fb68d2ee53ff64

I finally 6e5a5aea2b made Haylan c0fe1a9523 laugh.8e5a29671c2e1dea

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

It must 8e32f2f656 seem ridiculous 4247cda27f to you 7f48ffac02 too, right? Even I would laugh 658a2d6826 and tease someone if b1d3fddabc they said they were 7243a56837 reading a book with cd7069b913 that title.e2f3fe508d7b61ab

“What, do you 565bc43559 have a ghost 177c7c97f2 you know?”9292bb496600704d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…….”ef2d6e491bd4264d

I saw Haylan in 1d3be05dfb a new light. To think he b95b177cbd could make jokes cdcedcb078 like this. 472b59b8ab45959d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Are we finally b92349b73a getting closer? 8e438758557eab9c

I felt a 7e4978dbe5 little excited at b165ee0107 his words. I played 46b2af61b8 along with 24d12c0141 his joke, 3e2e2e28e5 responding with 4694d630de equal absurdity,eaf1837a3818032b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I recently made a d6624066b2 new acquaintance.”dab8a4ece70f64a7

“You’re still scared of d383ae199f ghosts at your age?”8b7aafb1bd36fb7d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

This kid was trying e55342d26a to provoke me. 04d3e90e873df231

Suddenly ringing 6e6d6f1dc8 up my b00b4205c5 age? da8083e67a933c50

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

For some c44857c09f reason, I 5c1ccb92d2 suddenly felt a3630dd978 competitive and 95f8eefa32 replied seriously,9f8d08dc86865137

“No, I’m not a9428c8023 scared at all.”41c5bea966d47969

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I’m glad to 4cafe0c5d4 hear that. Now that I e61ef24cb5 think about it, afc3bb3820 you said this f6ab639a1d house is cursed, a60d9d885c right?”c235f1e0f879aa2f

…Cursed?44571bab43ac5f8e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

As if to support Haylan’s words, one of the servants members who had been hovering nearby chuckled and joined the conversation.2bb18c082791bd87

“There were efe73941ff rumors that 724cc7a5a4 strange sounds 0478267eb8 could be 7edf02caf0 heard at c2effd2351 night. People said 8cfd45cfbf it’s like 4cb95e34d8 a haunted ad3a873df8 house.”d80dd0b1f2251c89

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…….”bc35c2f5ebe0f778

Although the rumors were likely due to the house’s dilapidated state, she said some servants had even quit because they were scared.2f8f40f4a548e0a4

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Hearing her words, which a5d66fb3fe were faithful to the b153e9d723 horror game setting, made 52ef3a05b0 me feel like all 4e692a2495 the blood was draining 55039433ef from my body.92d6f18948d8bf41