The Player Hides His Past – Chapter 74 – It’s just a miracle (1)

Author: LyraDhani

– Chief’s Weight (Repeat) ▲

Conduct verification at Topaz Hall. (Successful)

Conduct the regular conference successfully. (In progress)…

Mage Tower event.

The regular conference would begin soon.

I didn’t know about other players.

But for me, the regular conference would be an extremely important event.

“It’s already that time.”

Well, let’s recall the last regular conference.

Even in those days when I didn’t know anything, I learned useful magic just by participating in the regular conference, including Marcelo’s advanced magic, [『oddity』]

The regular conference of the Mage Tower.

It could improve my level of magic.

It’s a big event…!

“New knowledge is always exciting.”

Yes, for once I sympathized with this bravado.

Above all, I had a specific justification for attacking the ruptures.

That meant I needed to jump into the ruptures more aggressively.

Into the ruptures that boasted a fairly high level, too.

‘If my level is insufficient, I have to fill it up from the other side.’

Therefore, I couldn’t help but look forward to it.

‘In that sense, it’s good news.’

Of course, unlike the first regular conference, my position had changed.

As the quest said.

I was Marcelo’s co-researcher.

I would carry the weight of the chief.

“I have to show the right attitude.”

Grandfel was familiar with weight and position.

Thanks to that, as soon as the hard physical training was over.

I went straight to the desk without proper rest.

I reached out to the magic books neatly stacked on the desk.

Yeah, these heavy magic books.

It was the weight I had to bear.

“It means I need a broader understanding.”

The study presented at the regular conference.

All the magic there was high-quality and yet new, and had been verified.

There was a weight I had to carry, so I wouldn’t be able to watch anything carelessly unlike in the past.

To put it simply, with this lofty pride, I didn’t intend to treat the efforts of the presenters lightly.

Sk–

…In the end, I’m the one who’s going to suffer again.

Well, I couldn’t remember the last time I went to my own room.

The lab of the Mage Tower

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Frost.

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Office of the Yusra Kingdom

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Again, the lab of the Mage Tower…

It wasn’t just my imagination, I really only went and came to those three places.

If this was the case, I’d better move off altogether.

I couldn’t even take a moment to swallow my sigh.

“The miscellaneous thoughts end here.”

Slide–

I opened a magic book.

Despite my complaint, I was frighteningly focused.

The book that required my concentration was a book about ‘bi-herb’.

The pre-verification at Topaz Hall.

The few studies I’d passed.

One of them was a study on how to nurture bi-herbs.

“It’s new.”

It was an unfamiliar field even in the Mage Tower.

Naturally, it was unfamiliar to me, too.

But who was Grandfel?

He wasn’t the kind of person who would set up unfamiliar topics at regular conferences.

I was responsible for passing the study.

In the end, I carried the weight of that acknowledgment.

‘Why are there so many things related to it?’

Healing, Pharmacy, Manufacturing…

There were so many things to memorize.

If it weren’t for Granfel’s talent, I would have given up earlier. Seriously.

But it was up to me.

‘If I can’t avoid it.’

Yeah, let’s enjoy it.

Let’s dream of a happy future.

A method to grow bi-herbs.

The research would lead to expensive elixirs and potions in the future.

Let’s have expectations.

Of course, unlike the mind that had given up, the body was already enjoying it.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

Sk–

Naturally, there was only the sound of turning pages in the laboratory.

Beep–

The channel switched.

– Along with Gaon Guild, the value of Player Lee Hoyeol is difficult to measure…

Beep–

– Controversy continues over the messages that have surfaced in the Qirnbeg Machine Tower rupture. The one holding the clue to the solution is, of course, Lee Hoyeol…

Beep–

– The skill to move the mechanical device shown here. I’ve looked up all kinds of players, classes. But I can’t find a player with that skill…

No matter how many times she turned the channel, the story about Lee Hoyeol was in full swing.

“Sigh.”

Mrs. Choi Kanghee sighed as she sank to the floor.

She couldn’t even come up with an excuse for that.

“Well, every time I turn on the TV, his face comes out.”

To be honest, she felt like she saw her son’s face more often than the face of the husband she lived with. Regardless.

Cut–

Her husband, Lee Junwook, was concentrating on cutting something out.

“Are you getting the newspaper again?”

“Huh? Not at all.”

“What do you mean no. Whenever the name of our son Lee Hoyeol appears in the newspaper, you take out the scissor.”

“Hmp. I told you it’s not like that.”

Despite saying no, the corners of his mouth were touching his ears.

Newspaper clippings.

As Mrs. Choi Kanghee said, it was Lee Junwook’s new hobby.

Someone would ask out of curiosity.

The youngest son of a family full of daughters.

What’s so strange about clipping newspapers featuring their son?

Of course, Mrs. Choi Kanghee also had a lot to say.

“Do you know you already have more than one box of those collected articles? No, forget about the boxes. I see those newspapers in every corner of this house…!”

“Hey. It’ll all become memories later on…”

“This is a world where you can watch the news on your cell phone. Yerim also taught you how to screenshot newspapers last time, right? Do you have to cut out paper newspapers and collect them? You don’t even organize them properly, you’re just stubborn.”

Indeed.

It wasn’t just a day or two.

And it wasn’t just at the level of one or two lines in the newspaper!

Lee Hoyeol.

An article with her son’s name?

If you bought a daily newspaper, along with some lies, Hoyeol’s name appeared in one article after another.

In politics, economics, and even entertainment sports newspapers.

They were all almost plastered with the news of Hoyeol.

“Hoahm– What? Are you two fighting again?”

“Who says we’re fighting? On this fine day.”

“Well, I won’t let go of these scissors until the end.”

This sight was familiar to No. 3, Lee Yerim.

As soon as she opened the door, there was a familiar face of her brother on the TV. By the way, look at this? Lee Yerim licked her lips.

“Mom, it’s your birthday the day after tomorrow, but did you not hear anything from Hoyeol?”

“He’s busy. How can he be in the right state of mind to contact me?”

“No, is there such a thing as a son who forgets his mother’s birthday because he’s busy?”

No matter how popular he was.

He was still a dongsaeng.

He was a son.

Lee Yerim coughed heavily.

“I have to say something as a heavenly sister.”

Of course, it was an excuse.

Lee Yerim had dark intentions.

She was full of desire to make fun of her younger brother.

“I’ve been investigating since he lived alone.”

Well, from chicken breast to salad ingredients.

The unnies might have been tricked by Lee Hoyeol, but she was not.

Yes, Lee Yerim hadn’t given up since then.

What caught Lee Yerim’s attention was none other than the article about Hoyeol she encountered in an entertainment newspaper.

Lee Yerim penetrated into the menopause couple that had a cold war.

“Mom! What do you think of your foreign daughter-in-law?”

The foreign daughter-in-law here was Jessie Heinness.

The incident in which Jessie joined Hoyeol, leaving her guild behind, drew a lot of attention in many ways. Of course, as you could see, it also attracted Lee Yerim’s attention.

“This girl. You’re trying to talk nonsense again, aren’t you?”

“…Tsk. You’re no fun. Then, Dad!”

“Hn?”

“What does Dad think of the daughter-in-law from the chaebol family?”

Here, the daughter-in-law of the chaebol family was Baek Yiseol, Guild Master of Shinhwa.

Baek Yiseo had repeatedly gotten door-slammed in the face by Hoyeol.

It was quiet now, but at that time, it had been a shock.

Baek Yiseol was secretly popular among women due to being a femme fatale.

To think that she got humiliated by her younger brother, Hoyeol.

‘The unnies also made a fuss, didn’t they? at that time.’

She wondered if Hoyeol had a magical charm that she didn’t know about.

However, Lee Yerim’s delusion didn’t last long.

Whack–!

“Ouch! Mom, why are you hitting my head?”

“You always make fun of Hoyeol whenever something happens.”

“I’m not making fun of him, I am sure there’s something between them. Doesn’t Mom know the intricate and subtle relationship between man and woman?! Who knows, they might be flirting!”

Cut–

Lee Junwook, who had been quietly reading the newspaper, spoke softly.

“I know. Because we know that very well, we gave birth to you all.”

And the brother and sisters only had one year gap….

Of course, he couldn’t finish the sentence.

Because Mrs. Choi Kanghee exploded.

“Be quiet!”

Both of them set fire to her already troubled heart.

Even if her son showed his face on TV every day.

She couldn’t help her feeling as a mother.

In addition, Hoyeol was a player.

It was weird that she was concerned about him.

Hoyeol was doing well without a struggle, but…

It was not for no reason that there was no end to worrying when it came to children.

“…Is he eating properly?”

If he stopped by sometimes, she’d make sure he eat his meal properly at least.

Because she knew Hoyeol was very busy.

Those words didn’t come easily.

Lee Yerim, who noticed her feeling, said.

“That’s why it’s useless to raise a son…”

But before she could get slapped on the back.

Tuk tuk–

“…What’s that noise?”

They heard something hitting the window.

Lee Junwook, who headed toward the window where the sound came from, freaked out.

“Ugh! W-What is that?”

Something was poking through the open window.

It was a bunch of paper with wings.

To be precise, it was a letter in which 『magic』 was manifested.

Flap–

The flapping letter fell right into Mrs. Choi Kanghee’s arms.

A living letter.

Not so long ago.

She would have wondered what kind of movie situation this is.

She could guess now.

“…T-This must have been sent by our Hoyeol, right?”

Indeed.

In fact, she could tell just by looking.

She rolled it around.

The letter sealed with candle wax was radiating elegance.

Lee Yerim asked quietly.

“He could have sent a message. Why is he doing this? Isn’t that right, Mom?”

“I know, right. He must be busy…”

“Ugh. You don’t even mean it!”

Well done, dongsaeng.

No matter how busy he was, he had to celebrate Mom’s birthday.

Mrs. Choi Kanghee’s bright face also made Lee Yerim feel better.

However…

“Mom, she must be crazy!”

The thing that popped out when they ripped off the candle wax.

How long did this take?

It was a long letter that would have taken hours to write.

“…Did you know that Hoyeol would say something like this?”

Each word had its own formalities.

Of course, there wasn’t just a letter.

Mrs. Choi Kanghee found something in the rolled-up letter.

She didn’t have to look closely.

Because she was familiar with it.

Lee Yerim was startled.

“It’s not a tea bag, is it? Green tea? What is this thing?”

In the long letter.

Choi Kanghee finally found a postscript about it and said.

“…Bi-herbs? He said it’s tea made of bi-herbs? Hoyeol sent this?”

I didn’t need an owl to send a letter like in the movies.

All I needed was a little magic.

A letter that started flying when the window was opened.

No matter how busy I was.

I couldn’t ignore the formality.

“I am ashamed of myself for not being able to attend.”

Mom, Mrs. Choi Kanghee’s birthday was the day after tomorrow.

I would have attended the family event if it wasn’t for the regular conference.

In that sense, I had no choice but to thank the regular conference.

Well, even if it was just hand-written text, it contained hundreds of lines.

Imagine putting it into words.

‘In front of my sisters, at that?’

…Just imagining it was terrible. Seriously.

Anyway, I didn’t forget to enclose tea made of bi-herbs.

Both of them were at an age where they needed to take care of their health.

In that sense, a tea made of bi-herbs would help.

Bi-herbs were used for potions and elixirs.

Naturally, tea brewed from it had a similar effect.

‘Looking it up in the book was worth it.’

Of course, it was only possible because of my knowledge of bi-herbs.

Thanks to reading all kinds of magic books ahead of the regular conference, I had a rough idea of how to use bi-herbs.

“But I still have a long way to go.”

Of course, I had gotten the hang of it.

I wasn’t saying I fully grasped it.

Above all, unlike magic, knowledge about elixirs was not something that could be grasped just by seeing it. To sum it up, it was a subject that I had to learn by memorizing.

In addition, non-herbs were plants that grew on the Arcana continent.

In the vast Arcana contintent.

Even if only bi-herbs grew there, there were hundreds or tens of millions of them.

Gaining knowledge of those bi-herbs…

Is it even possible?

I was doubtful.

As I said, it was all up to me to think.

‘It means that the possibilities are endless.’

Sk–

So as the person who was regretful.

As the person who was regretful of my level, I had no choice but to dig a well.

I looked into books related to bi-herbs again.