Book 1 Chapter 361
“Kall Senior!”
“Hello.”
Kall, who emerged from his personal workshop, showed a welcoming expression upon seeing Juwen and Luke, who had come to find him.
“Oh! Juwen, Luke. What brings you all the way here?”
“We came because we wanted to have dinner with Kall Senior after a long time. Please treat us!”
Juwen said with sparkling eyes and a charming voice.
Seeing Juwen like that, Kall smiled brightly.
“Shall we?”
Hahaha—Eliza, who was sitting in the dormitory garden and filing her nails, chuckled as she watched Kall laugh.
“He doesn’t even know he’s been had, and he’s happy.”
Eliza looked at Kall with her characteristic condescending gaze.
“It must be quite tiring to take care of a mentee who is too good for you, Kall Thomas.”
“What did you say?”
Eliza glanced at Juwen, who was getting angry at her mockery, and said.
“I don’t think I said anything wrong, do I? Juwen Thorvina.”
At Eliza’s icy voice, Juwen and Luke shivered.
Although somewhat overshadowed by Leo, Eliza was originally a strong candidate for class representative.
The best golden generation in Lumern history.
If she had been in another generation, she would have undoubtedly been the class representative and even the student council president.
The still immature first-years would often be terrified just by making eye contact with Eliza’s chilling gaze.
“Why is our dorm leader in a bad mood again and acting like a bad senior who bullies his juniors to extort them?”
Kall interjected playfully.
“Are you calling the heir of the Hergin family a delinquent student right now?”
“You are a delinquent student. You boss around your classmates. Not listening to classes properly makes you a delinquent student.”
Eliza’s eyes narrowed fiercely.
“If you don’t want to be called that, why don’t you stop threatening my mentee?”
Kall stood in front of Juwen and Luke and said.
“K-Kall Senior.”
Juwen looked at Kall’s back with a slightly touched expression.
“Indeed, Juwen is a mentee too good for me.”
“No! Kall Senior is a wonderful mentor!”
“Thank you. And I’ve never thought I was being had.”
Eliza watched Kall as if he were amusing.
‘He’s pretending to be a senior in front of his mentee.’
“Because Juwen buys all the expensive things!”
“…….”
“Juwen is the daughter of the Southern Tower Master! She’s from an incredibly wealthy family! She’s a wonderful junior who knows how to treat a poor senior to a meal!”
Juwen’s face turned cold, and Eliza let out a deep sigh.
“I feel like a fool for thinking I was showing some senior dignity.”
“Besides, she’s also generous, satisfied with just school meals! Right? Ju… Ck!”
Juwen didn’t hesitate and punched Kall in the side.
“Let’s go! Luke!”
Watching Juwen leave, puffing and with a flushed face, Luke looked flustered and helped Kall up.
“A-Are you okay, Senior?”
“I-I’m fine. Can you help me up?”
“Yes.”
Luke lifted Kall and chased after Juwen.
“You’re strong.”
Luke smiled awkwardly at Kall’s compliment.
“Are you sulking? Are you sulking?”
“I don’t know!”
“Come on. Cheer up.”
Kall chuckled.
“I did that because I was worried you’d have a hard time at school if you angered Eliza. Normally, protecting you as your mentor would be the best, but… I can’t stop Eliza. That was the best I could do just now.”
Kall smiled bitterly.
“Even so, don’t belittle yourself. I think Kall Senior is the best among mentors!”
Juwen said with an angry expression.
“I can’t stand the mentor I chose belittling himself.”
“Thank you. You’re the only one. In that sense, I’ll treat you to something delicious today!”
Eliza, who was listening to their conversation from afar, blew on her fingernails and muttered.
“Looking at something like that… having a mentee might not have been so bad.”
It was the first time she had felt regret or longing for not having a mentee.
Just as Eliza gave a slightly bitter smile.
“And don’t hate Eliza too much. If you treat her with proper respect as a senior, she’ll be nice to you. She’s not the type to hold grudges over something like this.”
“Hmph, what a bold thing to say.”
Eliza snorted, but she felt good.
“And that guy is a bit pathetic too. As you know, not a single first-year wanted Eliza as their mentor. Though I wouldn’t want her as my mentor either. Hahaha.”
*Thwack*!
Eliza took out her whip from her pocket and pulled it taut.
A murderous glint shone in her eyes.
“You’re dead.”
A moment later, Kall’s desperate scream echoed.
***
“A love potion?!”
On their way back to the dormitory after dinner, Juwen was surprised by Kall’s words.
“No, a drug that sounds like it’s from a fantasy can’t possibly exist!”
Seeing Juwen’s incredulous expression, Kall grinned.
“It’s a potion recorded in the alchemy book of none other than Dueno!”
“Du-Dueno’s alchemy book?”
At Kall’s words, Juwen’s eyes widened.
‘Right, now that I think about it, Kall Senior obtained Dueno’s alchemy book before.’
“This is truly amazing.”
“I know, it’s truly amazing.”
“Huh?”
Juwen and Luke jumped in surprise at the voice from beside them.
“Hello, Chelsea.”
As Kall greeted her, Juwen and Luke hurriedly greeted her as well.
“Hello, Chelsea Senior.”
“Yep. Hello.”
Chelsea waved to Juwen and Luke, then linked her arms and spoke to Kall.
“You got dragged to the student council last time for making a weird potion, and now you’re making another weird thing?”
“Hey, it’s a potion made by Dueno, so calling it weird is too much.”
Kall shrugged.
“The effect only lasts for about a day, at best.”
“A day?”
Chelsea tilted her head.
“Yeah. And as you said, I got dragged to the student council and went through a rough time. Would I do anything foolish like selling it?”
“Then?”
“It’s for publicity.”
Kall grinned.
“Think about it. An alchemist who created a potion that sounds like it’s from a legend! Wow! My future after graduation will be bright!”
“Can you even graduate?”
“Can you stop digging into my sore spots so suddenly? Anyway!”
Kall’s expression was triumphant.
“I’ll submit the love potion to the student council tomorrow. The student council won’t allow the sale of such a potion! I just need the title of having created a love potion! So, you guys! Spread the word that I created a love potion!”
Watching Kall burst into laughter, Chelsea crossed her arms and looked bored.
“Pathetic.”
‘Love potion.’
Despite her indifferent reaction, Chelsea felt a strange sensation.
It was certainly an enticing word for a teenage girl.
The next day was the weekend.
As Kall opened his door to eat breakfast, he flinched for a moment.
Nobel female students were standing in front of Kall’s door.
“W-What is this? In the morning?”
“Kall.”
A female student from Nobel’s magic department said with a serious expression.
“Sell me the love potion.”
“What?”
Kall’s expression was dumbfounded by the sudden words of the female student.
The rumor about the love potion had spread throughout the entire second-year.
“No! Sell it to me!”
“I won’t complain even if it’s not as effective as expected!”
“How much?”
“Don’t sell it to her!”
Starting with the magic department female student, other female students rushed forward, vying to get their hands on Kall.
Seeing this, Kall panicked and went back into his room, closing the door.
He had to struggle to close the door, pushing away the female students trying to enter.
*Click*! *Click*!
“Kall! Open the door!”
“I said sell it!”
*Bang bang bang*!
As he locked the door, the Nobel female students started knocking.
Kall’s face turned pale.
“Hey! If you buy this and give it to someone else without permission, you’ll be caught by the student council!”
Kall shouted urgently.
“It only lasts for a day anyway!”
“We can just get scolded a little!”
“Hey! I’ll get scolded too!”
Kall shouted, but the female students didn’t listen.
Seeing this, Kall’s face turned pale.
Kall had overlooked the magic of the word ‘love potion’ for adolescent boys and girls.
Especially in Lumern, where male and female students of the same age study together.
Naturally, feelings of attraction could blossom.
Of course, as in any place where peers of the opposite sex gather, it was not difficult to see couples in Lumern.
The problem was that there were people in Lumern who were absolutely unreachable!
Trees that could not be climbed!
There are two in our dorm! Abad and Duran!
Family, skills, even appearance.
The most popular second-years who received letters and gifts from female students every day!
However, despite their popularity, there were no reports of Abad or Duran receiving confessions.
Perhaps it was natural.
It would have been strange to fight a battle with a predictable outcome.
They must have nurtured their feelings while almost giving up on romance.
But what if there was a love potion?
Even if it’s only for a day, it’s possible to have a sweet dream!
Normally, he would have scoffed.
Lumern students were not fools.
‘But what if it’s a love potion from the alchemy book of the great hero, Dueno?’
There’s no guarantee that students wouldn’t want it, even if it meant facing disciplinary action!
‘I… I think I’ve caused trouble.’
If it had any effect, not only the person who used it but also the manufacturer would likely be punished.
Kall recalled his previous encounter with the student council.
‘If I’m caught making and selling another strange potion, you’d better be prepared.’
Kall shuddered, recalling the cold stares of the seniors.
“Let’s force it open.”
“Yeah, whoever gets it first owns it.”
Fierce voices could be heard from beyond the door.
Kall, with a pale face, clutched the bottle containing a golden liquid on the desk.
‘I need to escape.’
Then he opened the window and attempted to escape.
Entering and exiting through the window instead of the door would result in penalty points, but who cared?
‘It’s better than being dragged to the student council!’
If the commotion was heard, the professor on duty would likely be alerted.
He just needed to hold out until then without getting caught.
‘Who was on duty today?’
***
“Love potion?”
The rumor that spread among the second-years soon reached the professor on duty.
On weekends, professors often had their own time and left Lumern.
However, a professor on duty remained to manage the students in case of any emergency.
They even had the authority to summon other professors to school in case of an emergency.
Normally, even if a commotion occurred, it would be quickly resolved.
“Love potion.”
Ren, the professor on duty who received the report, stroked his chin.
“Student Kall has created something truly amazing!”
Anna sighed, looking at Ren, whose eyes were shining.
“To prevent students from doing anything foolish, I will quickly confiscate the potion from student Kall.”
As Anna was about to leave the professor’s office.
“One moment, Assistant Professor Anna.”
“Yes?”
Professor Tina, an elf with gray hair and dark circles under her eyes, stopped Assistant Professor Anna.
“I think this is a rather interesting experiment.”
At Tina’s words, Anna covered her face.
Tina Tingel, a visiting professor at Lumern.
Anna knew her personality all too well.
A mad scientist.
She was an elf who had to dissect and experiment with anything she was curious about.
For Tina, the love potion and those who consumed it would undoubtedly be very interesting research subjects.
‘No, this human is the same!’
Anna let out a deep sigh, looking at Ren, who had a similar expression to Tina.
Anna said, looking at the two professors obsessed with magic.
“If we confiscate it, we can conduct experiments on its effects as much as we want!”
“In that case, the experiment will be conducted under constraints!”
Ren shouted.
“Love potion! My student created such a fantastical object from stories! It’s a miracle of magic! We must thoroughly test its effects!”
“Hey, you crazy human! What kind of professor experiments on students!”
Anna Assistant Professor shouted, feeling her blood boil.
But there was no one on Anna Assistant Professor’s side here.
“I agree with Professor Ren’s words.”
“As expected, we share the same mind, Professor Tina.”
‘Where did that malicious elf who called me a cunning bastard when Leo was sent to Seirun as an exchange student come from?’
Looking at the two professors blinded by magic experiments, Anna could only look up at the ceiling and lament.
Even if she tried to dissuade them alone, Ren would surely stop her.
‘I’ll have to write another incident report.’
She was the only one suffering again today.