I Became a Time-Limited Swordsmanship Genius at the Academy

8. Swindler

“Eh, really! No! I’m a trustworthy merchant who receives and sells legitimate goods!”

Ganelle struggled hard, holding her by the scruff of her neck.

She glanced at the duration of the program.

[Duration duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds]

[Prepare for the aftermath]

‘Only 10 minutes. If I’m late, I’ll be in big trouble.’

I whispered into Ganelle’s ear.

“Listen carefully. I’m going to give you a chance from now on. I’m going to buy you some time. If you give me a signal, go to the secret room.”

“Bee, the secret room?! Why do humans know the unique information about goblins?”

“You don’t need to know. Nod if you understand.”

Ganelle tried to read the way El was human in his mind.

But she couldn’t read any thoughts.

‘It’s urgent to get out of this place… It’s embarrassing to get human help, but let’s think about that later!’

She was confused, but eventually nodded her head.

I lifted Ganelle like I would lift Medusa’s head.

“Everyone! Look at this guy! He’s a half-demon goblin who came to eat humans!”

“Keruk?!”

Ganelle was flustered and spat Goblin.

As expected, onlookers gathered and booed.

“As expected! There’s no way a mere goblin would have such a high-ranking artifact! Hey you impostor!”

“We’re losing money because of you guys! It can’t be done, I’ll call the guards right now…!”

When the excitement reached its peak, she raised her hand to pause the atmosphere.

“Whoah, everyone, calm down. There’s no need to call the guards. If you call the guards at such an unspoken place, you’re not the only one who will bleed.”

“Yeah, that’s true, but he’s a definite cheater…”

Everyone here is an unauthorized seller.

It was also difficult to call the guards hastily.

Then it was very simple to punish the cheater without calling the guards.

I just need to be the guard.

“I will punish you.”

‘Keruk, is it now?!’

Ganelle thought it was a signal from El and prepared a smoke bomb in her form.

But El didn’t give her signal.

“Keuk?!”

Cheap!

Ganelle’s face fell to the ground. All of her face is swept away. It looked like she had a few broken teeth.

Her teeth gnashed at the unprepared shock.

“Keruk! Keruk!!”

It’s painful! All I could do was cry and shudder at the pain that made my head dizziness that I had never felt before.

But El didn’t stop.

Once, twice…

The head of a goblin that kept crashing into the ground.

“You must be really angry. If that’s the case, I won’t be able to do business, let alone buy…”

“…Let’s go back.”

The traders, who felt fear at the sure punishment, avoided their seats.

At some point, no one was around.

Only Ladia was staring blankly at El.

‘Are you angry because of me?’

L’s behavior was extreme. Even though she wasn’t cheated on.

The sight of her chasing her ganelle on behalf of her sorceress was just stunning.

‘El is a warm-hearted man…!’

***

“He said he would give me time… He said he would definitely give it…”

“Yeah. If you look around now, there’s no one there. This is the time.”

Ganel swallowed a laugh at El’s amazing logic.

Her head was dizzy and very painful, but strangely, no blood was shed.

Perfect power control is what protected Ganelle.

But such consideration was nothing Ganelle wanted.

‘Damn it, I got it wrong. I never imagined that I would get caught by such a madman!’

Where does the nickname of an Orion Academy student go even if it is dirty? Like a shopping cart, the memories of lifting and dropping were stuck in my body and made me tremble.

“I apologize for hurting you a little. But this was the only way.”

“…You bastard. I managed to get out with a smoke grenade! It’s my fault for trusting humans or anything!”

“Does it make sense to cheat on people like that?”

“That’s none of my business! Come on, let me go!!”

Ganelle struggled, still holding her back.

“What are you talking about? I haven’t kept my promise yet.”

“Promise? What do you mean by human?”

“You agreed to open the secret room.”

“??”

Ganelle briefly remembered the conversation El had had.

‘Give me time to open the secret room…’

“This isn’t crazy! Keruk!”

Ladia couldn’t stand it and put a bean on Ganelle’s forehead.

“Let’s see, you impostor! I don’t like the fact that you’re a goblin!”

“Th-that’s goblin hate speech… Oh, I see! Open it, open it!”

Finally, when Ladia’s fist soars sky-high, she is barely able to ask for her consent.

Look at that. Can you do it

***

It was very simple for Ganelle to open her secret chamber.

After gathering her own bundle in one place, she tied it in a circle and unfolded it all at once.

At the same time, a dark world unfolds like the universe, and she slowly enters it.

I went in with the feeling of protecting a child.

‘This is Ganelle’s secret room. It’s the same as the one I saw in the game.’

It was a cozy and languid atmosphere like a general store. The smell of a widower was a bit strong, but I solved it by breathing through my mouth.

“Wow, the smell…!”

“Keruk! Don’t come in if you don’t like it! I had no intention of bringing anyone here either! Damn, I was going to introduce myself to my pretty wife for the first time later…!”

I unintentionally stole the beginning of Ganelle.

I was used to going through Ganelle’s secret room.

[Alheimer’s Poisoned Dagger]

The dagger of Al Haimer, a legendary assassin who has completed 100 out of 100 assassination quests. His stealth skills shined, but his dagger, which could melt any weapon, played a big role.

There were various weapons, shields, and even a bible.

[Recovery potion made by diluting troll blood]

A potion that heals any wound just by spraying it on it. There may be some side effects.

[Root of the Dead]

A root taken from the land where the King of the Dead, the Lich King exists. If you eat it, your body will wither and eventually you will become a dead person and go to the underworld.

Various medicinal materials were also present.

‘As expected, coming here is an excellent choice. Due to the nature of Ganelle picking up anything, there are also things that are hard to find.’

Jirong Pogeunsan is most effective when the four medicinal herbs, chicken, dragon, fan, and wild ginseng, are combined.

The most difficult dragon to find here is already in my hands.

[Chicken neck bone that has lived for 100 years

The neck bone of a chicken that grandfather Kim Deok-san has been working hard on raising.

[The fan that the goblin cherished]

I grew it for food, but I grew fond of it after growing it.

[Essence of the Mountain]

The essence of the mountain that is born once in a thousand years. If you eat it with certain medicines, good things happen.

Except for the essence of the mountain, they are so useless that you wonder why they exist.

I took all of this to Ganelle.

“I want to buy this.”

“…You want to buy it? You’re not taking it?”

“Oh, can I?”

“Of course not! Yes. Let’s see what you brought? Chicken neck bone, fan, wild ginseng…?”

Ganelle looked suspiciously at me as if asking why I was buying something like this.

“So you’re not going to sell it?”

“Hmm, hmm! What are you talking about! Essence of the Mountain is especially expensive, and you won’t be able to find it easily even from the most famous herbalist. This alone costs well over 100 gold!”

“I see. The rest?”

“Uh… The rest? The rest… 10 Gold?”

“A total of 110 gold. Here.”

Heavy.

I gave Ganelle a bag containing exactly 110 gold. Ganelle’s eyes widened.

“This, you’re giving me all of this! Really?!”

“Why. You’ve only sold lies until now? I’ll give you everything.”

“Wow! How much money is this!”

Ganelle hugged her pocket like a child and liked it.

‘The most important things to deal with goblins are sticks and carrots. It must have been difficult a moment ago, so now it’s time to give the prize.’

I didn’t talk to Ganelle after seeing him once. You’d have to work really hard to find a trader as gifted as this one.

Giving money means that we will do well in the future. Since goblins are snobbish, they liked humans who gave them a lot of money.

“Ganelle. I’m sorry about what happened a while ago. I didn’t want to, but I couldn’t help it to get you safe.”

“Something human! Did you still care about that! I forgot about that a long time ago! With this money, any wound can be healed in no time!”

“So… Do you have a scroll that can break its curse?”

“…Ten thousand years of scare? Did you even realize that it was a curse artifact? You’re no ordinary guest after all.”

Ten Thousand Years of Fear is a must-have artifact for fire mages. A treasure that boosts damage by as much as 50% is hard to find anywhere.

In addition, considering Radia’s magical skills and ties, it was a must-have item.

Ganelle shook her head.

“That’s tough. Do you know how expensive Haeju’s scrolls are? A whopping 1000 gold!”

1000 Gold. It was money that commoners would not be able to pay attention to, and it was an amount that even nobles could not afford to pay hastily.

I was surprised to hear that Radia is a cursed artifact. I was surprised twice that the scroll costs 1000 gold.

“Wow, a thousand gold?! Isn’t that too expensive?!”

“That’s right, it’s very expensive! Now that you know it, stop being greedy…”

“Ganelle, hold on.”

I grabbed Ganelle, who was pretending to be proud with her arms crossed.

Ganelle also hated what this lunatic was up to.

“Keruk, something else human. How did you know my name?”

“That doesn’t matter now. Did you not notice the talent in the woman in front of you?”

“…That female talent? Why do I need to know?”

“Tsk tsk, this is why goblins are called stupid. They only see trees and can’t see the forest.”

“What, what?! What are you talking about? Keruk!”

Guess it must have been a lot of scratches, Ganelle jumped up and got angry.

I whispered to him softly.

“Listen carefully. Radia’s talent is superior to mine. No, she’s so popular right now that it’s only a matter of time before she becomes one of the few archmages in the empire.”

“That, that much?”

“Then here’s the question. Should I forgo this good opportunity to take a shot at her now, or should I just ignore it and give her a bad impression? Maybe your choice right now could be worth more than 1000 gold. I would.”

“Chrrr.”

Ganelle was troubled.

As El said, the connection of being a great mage was something that could not be easily abandoned.