Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 139



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Episode 139.

From that day on, Ronobe began to learn writing from Venom.

Even though Venom couldn’t read Ashwald’s specialized books, he could read and write the text itself.

“Read it.”

“Hmm, how dare a commoner give orders to a noble?”

Ronobe pretended to be calm, but he was sweating profusely. This was because Venom was holding a club as big as his forearm in his hand.

It’s been a week since I started learning to write.

Ronobé still can’t read very well.

Venom immediately swung his club.

“Ahhhhhh!! It hurts!”

“Your head is stiff, so I’m going to hit it and shake it. Don’t joke around. Your skin is tough, so it doesn’t even hurt!”

“It hurts! It hurts! My heart hurts!!”

“Shut up, you punk!”

When Venom gained momentum and tried to hit him more, Ronobe couldn’t hold back.

“How could this old man kill someone!”

“You won’t die to that extent! If you don’t like my educational philosophy, memorize the text, you idiot!”

“I’ve always hated this about my father! He told me not to solve anything with violence! I’m the type of person who gets worse when you yell at me! Damn it! Treat me like a noble!”

Then Venom cleared his throat as if he had been waiting for something and cleared his throat.

“Your Highness, Baron. How can a nobleman not be able to read? Please read quickly. Writing is, after all, memorizing letters. If you can’t memorize them, it’s a natural truth that you’ll be beaten like a dog.”

“Why?”

“Because an illiterate nobleman who cannot read is worse than a commoner or even a dog.”

“That’s harsh…”

After three days of teaching Ronobe how to read and write, Venom took a club from somewhere and held it in his hand.

Because I couldn’t memorize the text at all.

I know I have a lot to think about, but Venom knows.

‘How did this idiot become a wizard?’

Even though I was stupid, I was so stupid.

Venom knows.

That Ronobe is secretly a hard worker.

When he was learning how to hunt, he would hunt every single day, and when he was learning how to use magic, he would go into the forest whenever he had the chance to practice magic. That guy was Ronobe.

It was Venom who pretended not to know, but it was natural that he was more interested than anyone else in how Ronobe lived.

Among the children, he was the one I had the highest expectations for.

When I was young, I was so poopy that I wondered how I could use it, but it gradually grew and became stronger like a human.

‘The guy who turned into a sparrow and pooped…’

Now you are a noble.

That’s why I know it well.

Ronobe is a hard worker.

The writing would have been like that too.

Writing is about teaching letters, putting them together, and then reading them. Once you understand the principle, all that’s left is to master them. And then just memorize the meanings of the words.

But this kid can’t do this.

It’s not that I can’t memorize the text itself.

Even though a week has passed!

‘Did I teach you too roughly?’

The thought that Uribe and Gayobe learned quickly, so why can’t this kid do it, never left Venom’s head.

“How barbaric. I, I mean Venom. I’ve never liked your barbaric attitude!”

“This kid…”

“Eight! How dare you offend a noble! I can’t do this anymore today!”

The moment I was about to get up from my seat.

Venom grabbed Ronobe’s shoulder.

“It hasn’t even been ten minutes since you started studying, so where are you going? You’re an embarrassing Horonobe who can’t even read and write.”

“Hey, Horonobera! Is it okay to call your own son something like that?!”

“If you don’t want to get hit, try using Horonobe. If you can’t use it, you’ll die today.”

Phew! Phew!

How could Ronobe do this? He grabbed Venom’s club, saying that this was not studying but violence.

“Hey, this guy!”

“How dare you try to teach me with such a thing that is the epitome of violence! How impudent! How dare you show me such insolence when the mountains and rivers are so harsh!”

“Let go! Won’t you let go?!”

“Put down the club first!”

Still a kid.

But it’s really strong.

Venom is by no means weak.

I’ve often heard that I was strong from the beginning. So when I was young, I followed mercenaries and did all sorts of odd jobs.

He is a strong man who survived in that beggarly niche and eventually made it this far.

‘But this guy…!’

I understand that he uses magic, but I don’t know why he’s so strong. I need to beat up this rascal and fix his bad habits, but he keeps getting pushed back by my son, so it’s really embarrassing.

“Where can you find someone who teaches writing like this! Damn it! Where can you find a kind and big-hearted writing teacher!!”

Venom asked, looking pitiful.

“What does being kind have to do with having big breasts?”

“Kindness originally comes from a big heart.”

“hmm…”

Venom stroked his chin, thought about it, then nodded.

“Come to think of it, that seems to be the case. Those with big breasts were pretty laid back.”

“Right?”

“Benny seems very kind.”

“… That, that’s right.”

Venom’s head tilted.

“Why is the answer so unsatisfactory?”

“There is no woman better than Benny. I am sure of that.”

“It’s nice to see you doing well. I never thought Benny would become a knight.”

Venom stroked his bushy beard.

The club was taken away a long time ago.

I had half given up on studying today.

“But you’re not going to have children?”

“I tried pretty hard yesterday too…”

“Are there no seeds?”

The couple’s relationship doesn’t seem to be bad, but I’m worried as a parent because I haven’t heard any news. He’s a good guy, so he should have children who are even better.

“Oh my! How could that be!”

“Then is it Benny’s problem?”

If she were an ordinary girl, you might not know, but Benny had the seed of a knight.

“I’ve heard that knights have a hard time having children because they are very active. Now that you’re a noble, shouldn’t you take a concubine?”

A concubine is inevitable for a hero. Most of those who are called heroes are full of energy. If the energy flows outward, they become heroes, and if it flows inward, they become delinquents.

But Ronobe shook his head.

“Um… It will happen when the time comes. It’s not urgent. I still have a lot of work to do.”

If it happens naturally, there’s nothing you can do about it, but Ronobe has no desire to force it. Ronobe is a man from South Korea, where the birth rate is the lowest in the world. He has never had any desire for children, not even then.

“Because you have a lot to do, you should have children in advance. Once you have them, they will grow up on their own. If you look back for a moment, your children will grow up to be as big as you.”

Venom tapped Ronobe’s head with a club. Venom had many worries as he watched Ronobe write crookedly. No matter how much of a hero or noble he becomes, in the eyes of his parents he will always be seen as a flawed child.

“It will come out when the time comes. Not only Benny, but also Elicia will get married someday.”

“I see.”

At this point, Venom had nothing more to say.

A month passed like that.

As the chilly early spring passed and summer approached, grapes began to ripen deliciously.

“What about my writing studies?”

“Do it yourself now. I’m busy!”

Venom kicked Ronobe’s butt.

It was worth it.

At Lonobe’s request, Venom’s vineyard expanded its land. Naturally, as the land expanded, there was a shortage of workers, and Venom had to roll up his sleeves and get involved. It may have been different for other things, but Venom, who had gained some experience, had to do the initial work. It was not without reason because of the totem.

Because of that, Ronobe had to study alone, so he was discouraged. To be honest, he had been studying for over a month, so he could do it alone now. No matter how stupid he was, he thought he could read and write after learning this much.

“Why don’t you try reading that damned Schwarz’s major book…”

Although he was very scared, he had learned quite a bit over the past month. Ronobe unfolded Ashwald’s magical theory with half fear and half excitement.

And it was covered in exactly five minutes.

“What was my time like last month?”

It’s clearly a similar article, but I couldn’t read it.

Ronobe realized that there was no better answer than learning magic.

“Is Yonterion the only answer…”

I think that if it were Yonterion, he would somehow be able to break through this situation that has no answer.

Then, of course, what had to be prepared was a tribute… but this was a bit difficult.

‘These days, the soul offerings are not enough for the fortress.’

Minimum monster.

Otherwise, it would be quite burdensome to summon Yonterion if he were to ask for something of the level of a grimoire.

“Should I give Cloud’s soul? It’s the wizard’s soul…”

Still, I think even Yonterion would be satisfied with the soul of a wizard. Of course, it is a bit of a shame that I have to sacrifice my soul of a wizard just for not being able to read. No, it is a great shame.

‘It’s like looking through a bookshelf with the Internet right next to you…’

Should I give tribute and save time, or should I spend time training my brain to be the height of inefficiency? That was the question.

“Baron Jun! You’re here? Haha, it took me a while to find you.”

“… Sir Mick, are you here?”

As I was thinking for a long time, an uncomfortable face appeared before me.

“I’m not here to pressure you for answers. Don’t run away.”

“T- …! What kind of running did I do?”

“Haha! That’s not true. I just got upset because you kept avoiding me.”

“Ahem. No. Why would I avoid Sir Mick? It’s just… I’m so busy with construction.”

Even the thick-skinned Ronobera felt embarrassed at times like this.

For the past month.

Mick didn’t leave.

‘I am his messenger. I must hear the answer from the Baron in some way or another.’

A month has passed since then.

“Is it okay? I think I might be a little late in responding…”

“That can’t be helped. The time it takes for each person to come up with an answer varies greatly. It took me quite a while to answer your question, Master. I also dreamed of becoming a knight at one point… so it was hard for me to accept the fact that I was becoming a magician.”

“ah…”

Now that I think about it, I heard that was the case.

Ronobe felt as if he had been cheered on for no reason.

It didn’t work out well for Mick.

“If you’re not here to press for an answer, what’s going on?”

“Oh, Peter has learned to write. He still has to study harder, but he can now converse with his handwriting! I came to tell you about it.”

“… yes?”

Ronobe’s face became distorted.

*

After a while.

Ronobé, along with Mick, approached the forest where Peter and Lirun were playing.

Now a fairly large clearing in the forest.

It was a training ground that had been transformed into a place for training magic, where Lirun, Peter, Mick, and Ronob would occasionally come and practice magic.

There, Peter wrote on the dirt floor with a stick and chatted with Lirun.

“Yes, that’s right. When I use magic, I imagine a sprout growing into a tree. I think that way, even if it takes time, it will be more powerful. My grandmother also kept that in mind and carried around high-quality seeds instead of common ones.”

There is only one speaker.

But Lirun was accurately recognizing Peter’s handwriting and responding.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you in advance. I felt bad for Lirun and Peter because they couldn’t communicate with each other, so I taught them a little bit. Maybe because they’re still young, they learn quickly. I guess they’re the disciples of the masters. Peter will become a very good wizard.”

Mick was proud of Peter as if he were his own disciple. Of course, Ronnove’s face was wrinkled like a shit-eating dog.

“What’s wrong? You don’t look well.”

“Oh, no. I am very proud of my disciple.”

“Right? Haha.”

“But did you teach Lirun too?”

“Yes. I learned it with him. However, writing is difficult and takes time, so I think I’ll teach him sign language later. I don’t know much about sign language, so I think I’ll have to visit the palace once.”

“Oh, yes…”

I felt really motivated.

Ronobe answered Mick’s words dryly, his face as lifeless as a dead person.

It had to be that way.

‘Peter and Lirun also wrote a letter in a month…’

I didn’t know.

Lirun and Peter are about seven years old.

At that age, Ronobe would go out to the fields at dawn to work or climb mountains, so I didn’t interfere on purpose.

When you’re young, you play, when you grow up, you work.

Wouldn’t that be right?

So I didn’t teach anything.

Sometimes I would show magic or say, “Do this, do that.”

“Peter.”

“!!”

Peter was startled when he saw Ronnove. He couldn’t even look him in the eye like a puppy that had done something wrong.

“Why is that?”

Peter hesitated.

Then, Lirun spoke on his behalf.

“Peter was worried that he would get in trouble with Ronnobe, yes. He was worried that he would learn to write carelessly from Uncle Mick.”

“It’s nothing. If a man worries about such trivial things, he’ll be in trouble.”

“Me, really?”

“Why do you care? You seem interested in Peter Pepper? What is it? What are you two doing~?”

“What, what are you talking about! That’s not true! Idiot! Low-quality!”

Lirun’s face turned as red as a tomato. Peter tilted his head, wondering why, and Lirun said, “What are you looking at!” and tapped his shoulder before running away.

“hmm…”

As expected, she was a girl. Unlike Peter, who didn’t know English, she was quite mature. Ronobe looked at Peter and Rirun, smiled slyly, and wiggled her eyebrows.

“Master, can you teach me how to treat women? Women need to be disciplined from a young age. That way, they will be comfortable when they grow up. Look at Master. Benny was also quite rough when he was young…”

“!!”

Peter shook his head.

And then he wrote on the floor.

“hmm…”

Ronobe narrowed his eyes.

This guy writes really well.

The handwriting is of an elegant quality.

It was quite high level.

Maybe Mick taught him well.

‘What did you write?’

Of course, Ronobe did not interpret it well.

□□□ Sorry □□□□. I □□□□ wrote in advance. I know □□□ □□□□□□. □□□.

This is what it looked like to Ronobe.

‘What on earth did Mick teach my disciple? This guy. Does he use strange words? Why can’t he read it?’

Ronobé looked at Mick.

For the past month, Lonobe has been learning to write from Venom. However, it was only the most basic of the basics and was far removed from the words and writings used by nobles. On the other hand, Peter learned to write from Mick and learned words with the proper etiquette that nobles and courts would use.

‘I should learn from Mick too…!!’

It was a shame that I couldn’t do it because my pride was hurt.

Ronnobe patted Peter on the shoulder.

“You’ve grown up, Peter.”

“!!”

I don’t know what he meant, but it sounded like he was apologizing. I could tell just by looking at Peter’s expression what he was trying to say.

‘A teacher who is inferior to his students…’

If there was a plate of noodles, I wanted to stick my nose in it and die.

Honestly, I’m okay with it if it’s just Peter.

But even Lirun learned to write.

Looking at the situation, it seemed like Peter was learning along with him. Lirun could read, but he had a teacher who couldn’t read.

How could I not be ashamed? I wanted to go into a hole and practice isolation.

That was when.

When Ronobe was shouting in his heart, “The talented person is dead.”

Peter wrote another article.

“I fully understand your feelings. Is that okay… um?”

It meant to stop using it since it wouldn’t be understandable anyway, but the writing was different. It was in a familiar form, unlike before.

-Master. Thank you!

It was in Korean.

“ah…”

For some reason, Ronobé felt like crying.

Fifteen years in years.

It was someone’s Korean that I saw again after fifteen years of being reborn here.

“thanks.”

Ronnobe hugged Peter.

As his teacher shed tears, Peter began to cry without realizing it.

‘Let’s work harder. That’s what disciples do too. I just have to work harder.’

Ronobe was once again ignited with passion for studying, although of course that passion did not last more than three days.

Three days later.

“Phew, a break is necessary!”

Ronobe turned into a crow and flew to where Hopper Village was.

End