Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 339 - Long Vacation

Whiskers Territory Market.

The first to set up shop in Ethan’s workshop were the lightweight magic users and attribute enchantment mages brought from the magic tower.

However, even though Scarlet established her place later, she quickly caught up with the two workshops and now has grown even larger in scale.

While the lightweight workshop and attribute enchantment workshop consist of a total of five workshops, the dyeing workshop alone operates seven workshops just for dyeing.

Moreover, the profit margin was enormous.

The two workshops required mages to use magic directly, but the dyeing workshop was quite easy to sell once dyeing scrolls were created.

Selling was easy, but it was difficult to replicate easily, so the dyeing workshop had uniqueness.

“Is this black mixed with blue, and this one also looks like black mixed with blue, are they the same dyeing scroll?”

“Ah, these are not the same color. You can see there’s a sheen mixed in, right? Um, basically we make color combinations with red, green, and blue, but the concentration is important. In terms of concentration…”

It was precisely because of her sense of color.

She distinguished all colors.

“The price is too expensive.”

“There are several other dyeing workshops that have opened elsewhere. Wouldn’t it be better to go there instead?”

“You really don’t know about colors, do you? The colors are different from other places. The dyeing scrolls made by Ms. Scarlet and those made by other mages are sold as the same color, but the colors are completely different! The ones made by Ms. Scarlet are very luxurious.”

Even when producing the same color, the color Scarlet produced was subtly luxurious.

So even if similar workshops appeared, people would eventually have to come back to Scarlet’s dyeing workshop.

“There’s no substitute. We have to keep coming back.”

“Hmmmm… This is no time for us to just sit around. We need to create new magic.”

“Now it might be good to really add attributes too.”

“On top of that, focusing more on style…”

“We should add something else to lightweight as well.”

“We have enough research funds!”

They stimulated each other and did not settle for the current situation.

“Ah, Count Ethan!”

“The count has arrived!”

As soon as Ethan arrived at the market, the workshop mages hurriedly came out and lined up.

“You’ve arrived! Count!”

The mages of the magic tower who were once unrecognized are no longer there.

“Everyone is doing very well. There’s a lot of talk at the academy too. Quite a few of our students are using your magic.”

The mages looked proud at Ethan’s words.

‘A little praise, and recognition. These two things changed them.’

He didn’t create something that wasn’t there. He simply naturally brought out what they already had.

“I’m thinking of building a building. Scarlet, can you dye buildings too?”

“Of course, Count. My dyeing scrolls don’t discriminate against any target.”

‘I should build a temple of Moonforce within the territory too.’

He was planning to build the largest temple in this Whiskers territory in particular.

‘Being Moonforce’s Descendant and all. It shouldn’t be smaller than temples in other territories.’

After meeting the workshop mages, Ethan went to meet the mage who played a key role in the recent attack by the followers of the Moon.

“Lord Ethan, you’re here? You entrusted me with such an important task without even telling me.”

Yerica greeted Ethan with a smile.

“It seems you’ve surpassed your limits again, Yerica? The mages from Tschernkastel were shocked and kept saying something, they couldn’t even speak properly. I only understood two things clearly.”

Yerica.

Like a monster.

The Tschernkastel mages couldn’t string their words together properly due to Yerica’s skills.

They already knew she was of Archmage Hecate’s bloodline.

After the Whiskers family rose to become one of the new Twelve Families, the first thing Yerica did was to tell everyone that she was Hecate’s granddaughter and that Hecate had been falsely accused and killed.

In the past, there would have been a big backlash, but now no one could complain about the current Whiskers family.

In any case, being Hecate’s granddaughter, they thought her magic skills would surely be impressive.

But seeing Yerica in person was different.

It wasn’t just that her magic skills were impressive. She was simply a monster in herself.

The Tschernkastel mages recalled an evaluation they had once heard about Hecate.

A monstrous mage who could freely use thousands of spells at will at the timing he desired.

Yerica, who inherited that bloodline, was exactly as that evaluation described.

It wasn’t that the followers of the Moon were weak.

Yerica was just too strong.

The Tschernkastel mages couldn’t help but be surprised by her overwhelming presence.

They are quite recognized talents within Tschernkastel territory. They weren’t the type to be complacent with the current situation either.

They had continuously studied magic and exchanged opinions to improve while setting up and reinforcing the magic fortress.

After coming to Whiskers territory, such people realized they had been frogs in a well.

They were surprised by Ethan, and then by his guard Yerica.

This is why the Tschernkastel mages couldn’t help but stay in Whiskers territory instead of returning.

In fact, the mages remaining in Tschernkastel were begging to be sent to Whiskers territory after hearing the stories.

But despite several requests, those who were dispatched first wouldn’t return.

It was an amusing situation where rotation wasn’t happening due to the dispatched workers’ own will.

“The Tschernkastel mages must have exaggerated a bit. I just did what I usually do.”

“Any injuries?”

“Neither me nor the magic fortress. Isn’t that why you entrusted this to me?”

“That’s true, but considering who we were dealing with. You must have gone all out thinking they were my enemies. The Tschernkastel mages must have been surprised.”

“So you were worried about the Tschernkastel mages, not me.”

“I know how strong you are. But the Tschernkastel mages don’t, right? They must have been really surprised to see your skills. And those people, they’re more talkative than I thought.”

Ethan said with a smile.

“Now everyone will know.”

The remaining two families, Scriabin and Equis, must be feeling quite uncomfortable now.

“You said you wouldn’t help, but in the end you’re helping like this.”

“You won’t be able to act as a guard for a while. So I have to put you to work somehow, right?”

Yerica laughed along with Ethan at those words.

“It’ll be fine for a while. If you need to, take Schudlen too. Being by your side helping with revenge will be a better stepping stone for growth than being my guard.”

“Can I use him roughly?”

“He needs to stay alive. Even I can’t fix it if his life runs away.”

“Yes, I’ve received that message clearly.”

Ethan smiled looking at Yerica.

It seemed like it would be comfortable to leave the overall defense of Whiskers territory to Yerica.

‘She does have quite a lot of roles, but that’s why I chose Yerica over everyone else.’

One well-trained guard was worth more than ten guards.

“By the way, Lord Ethan, I heard you fought with the 3rd Apostle. The Apostles are incredibly strong, right? The fewer their number, the stronger they are. Are you alright?”

Yerica looked at Ethan with a worried expression. Even at a glance, Ethan’s physical condition seemed different from before.

“I’m not alright.”

Ethan pointed to his cheeks and body with his hand.

“The 3rd Apostle was strong. I almost died.”

“For someone saying that, your mana quantity has increased compared to before? Or rather than increased, should I say it’s become more concentrated? The quantity is similar, but the purity has changed.”

“You can feel that? Yerica, you’re completely absorbing Hecate’s legacy. You might even become stronger than Hecate.”

Yerica shrugged at Ethan’s compliment.

“Of course. I need to become stronger than grandfather to be your guard, Lord Ethan. Anyway, it doesn’t seem like you just almost died. Your body doesn’t seem all that bad either.”

“I felt how lacking I was. The academy will be on break anyway, so I’ll train for a while.”

“The students at the academy should see you like this, Lord Ethan. Even someone as strong as you is working this hard.”

“It’s still too early.”

Ethan said with a smile.

“It’s still time to feel the fun.”

“Then you’ll be moving busily from now on?”

“So be busy moving on my behalf, Yerica.”

“Leave it to me. And don’t be surprised even if you hear stories related to the Twelve Families.”

Yerica smiled brightly as if telling him to just trust her.

***

Numerous workers were gathered at Ivecar Academy.

“Rebuild the collapsed building here! Ah! That part over there was decided to be demolished completely!”

The attack by the followers of the Moon raised awareness about the safety of Ivecar Academy.

The mana restriction formation.

This renowned magic, which had been in place for quite a long time, was a powerful magic formation that disarmed everyone entering Ivecar Academy to ensure the safety of students.

However, this magic formation was of little help in this attack.

It was distorted and bent, losing its function, and as a result, Ivecar Academy was completely neutralized by the followers of the Moon.

Because of this, Ivecar decided to undergo a large-scale restoration project.

It wasn’t simply about restoring it to its previous state. A lot of funds were needed because they had to make Ivecar much safer than before.

“If it wasn’t for Teacher Ethan, we would have been in big trouble.”

It was Ethan Whiskers who rescued and brought back the principal, and it was also Ethan Whiskers who killed the 3rd Apostle, the leader of the followers of the Moon.

The higher nobility families with more information about the followers of the Moon couldn’t help but be surprised when they heard of Ethan’s achievements.

“With Teacher Ethan at Ivecar, we can send our children there with peace of mind!”

“You said you need a lot of funds, right? We will help.”

“Our Garcia will provide anything needed for the restoration of Ivecar Academy!”

Led by Count Garcia, Chen Garcia’s parent, numerous nobles rushed to donate money and manpower to Ivecar.

Count Garcia knew very well how excellent a teacher Ethan was.

After meeting Ethan, Chen changed 180 degrees.

The immature Chen was no more. After seeing Chen become noticeably more mature than before, Count Garcia came to trust Ethan infinitely.

“We will join in as well.”

“Us too!”

As parents rushed to offer support, the principal completely revised the restoration plan.

“We should take this opportunity to make Ivecar even safer.”

In many ways, although Ivecar had been built quite a while ago, there had been almost no major construction since its establishment.

The principal planned to create an entirely new Ivecar on this occasion.

“To prepare for the exchange program, it would be better to keep the period as short as possible.”

However, if the construction is done hastily, it could cause even bigger problems if something like this attack happens again.

“The exchange program isn’t everything…”

The safety of the students was the top priority.

“Actually, I was very worried.”

The attack by the followers of the Moon was successfully repelled. There were no injured students and the aftermath was well managed.

But the very fact that the academy, which should have been safe, was attacked was undoubtedly a big concern for parents.

Therefore, even if about half of the parents said they would transfer their students, there was no justification to stop them.

What excuse could be given to parents who want to transfer their child for safety reasons?

That they’ll manage more safely?

Or that things will be different next time?

Once spilled water cannot be put back. So he even thought that he might have to give up this exchange program if necessary.

“I can’t believe there’s not a single dropout.”

All of this was thanks to Ethan Whiskers.

“Teacher Ethan really played a big role. If it wasn’t for Teacher Ethan, Ivecar Academy might have been ruined greatly by this attack incident. All the students would have left. He was asking for a little vacation, we should give him as much as he wants. We should prevent him from coming to the academy until the restoration work is finished! What work is he trying to do in that condition!”

Of course, if Ethan wasn’t there, there might not have been an attack.

But in the principal’s mind, there was only the thought that the situation had improved thanks to Ethan.

“Ahem, ahem, it’s about time to rebuild this building with the principal’s office too!”

The principal called an architect to discuss as soon as he had the thought.

“You know, the principal’s office? I wonder if that secret place can be made in that principal’s office…”

Meanwhile, in the faculty office.

After finishing their conversation with the principal, the parents immediately went to the faculty office to make inquiries.

“By the way, perhaps Teacher Ethan…”

“We can’t see Teacher Ethan. Could he be in the office?”

“Ah! I went to the office earlier, but he wasn’t there either.”

The parents were looking for Ethan Whiskers, the hero who saved Ivecar Academy.

But no matter how much they looked, they couldn’t find Ethan.

They could see some other teachers, but they couldn’t find Ethan.

“Excuse me, where is Teacher Ethan?”

“Teacher Ethan is currently recovering as he was badly injured.”

“Ah!”

Only then did they recall at the mention of being badly injured.

That Ethan had fought with the strongest among the followers of the Moon who attacked.

“Then he must be recovering in his territory now.”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s why the principal has given Teacher Ethan a long vacation. He won’t be coming to the academy until the restoration is complete.”

The staff member also wore a very regretful expression.

“I see.”

“It can’t be helped. We hope he recovers quickly.”

After that, numerous gifts started being sent to Whiskers territory.

All were famous medicinal herbs known to be good for the body, as the parents wanted to show their sincerity to Ethan somehow.

But the person himself was not currently in Whiskers territory.

In the north of the continent.

Whooosh-.

Ethan was walking alone through that place where fierce sandstorms were blowing.