Chapter 324 - Close Off
Chapter 324: Close Off
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Devildare was a bulky old man with stand-out hair. He wore a black robe and was sitting at the main table in the middle of the great hall.
“So you’re Angor Padt. I see your professor never overstated you,” Devildare said as he smiled at Angor with a mixed emotion shown in his eyes.
Angor clearly remembered how this man demanded him to accept punishment and solve the crisis inside Twilight’s auction house. It was obvious that Devildare wasn’t speaking his true mind.
But this didn’t mean Angor wouldn’t return his own good manner, albeit insincere.
Devildare was a wizard on the path toward ultimate truth, and Angor had to contain his discontent and face the man with politeness. Under the great pressure exerted between Devildare’s words, Angor couldn’t find the slightest courage to retort.
“Mister Phantom already told me about the reason behind the parasite outbreak. Yes, you have nothing to do with it.”
However, the grim glimmer in his eyes gave the man’s true intention away.
The gentleman didn’t tell Angor that there were a lot of wizard corpses at the auction house already.
…
A moment later, Devildare came back while holding a magic scroll and a brand-new black and white checkered overcoat.
“The scroll contains a magic array called ‘Aster Barrier’, which can hold off wizard attacks. It disappears when it runs out of energy,” Devildare said as he handed the scroll to Angor.
When he was taking the scroll, Angor noticed that Devildare’s hand was covered in scales. It was transplanted.
“The coat has a built-in Magic Barrier spell,” Devildare said with a frown as he gave Angor the overcoat.
“It’s only a level-1 cantrip, but I think you know its value as an alchemist, so I’ll not explain further. Just…” he sighed and said. “I hope you don’t fail our expectations.”
Level-1 cantrip Magic Barrier was a common defensive spell used by apprentice alchemists to avoid accidental explosions when they were doing alchemy.
The cantrip’s defense property was as powerful as some of the level-2 cantrips. It had a lower level due to its extremely long cast time and short effect duration. Many alchemists would rather choose a bloodline to use than studying this useless cantrip.
However, being built-in would maximize its potential, either for alchemy protection or combat.
Angor also noticed a low-level segregation effect on the overcoat, which prevented detections. But it only worked against people of a similar level as the wearer.
The coat looked really nice, except that… its color was too showy.
Usually, black and white worked well together. And a checkered coat would be totally fine.
But this one came in a size was too big for Angor’s body. It almost covered his knees. And when he buttoned the coat up, only his left side showed checkered design, while his right side was completely black. It definitely would bother people who suffered from OCD, who felt itchy whenever they saw something that wasn’t in perfect order.
The buttons were a problem too.
Each round button had a black base color with two white dots and a white curve, creating a really weird-looking smiling face.
Smiles on buttons?
The strange designs had completely ruined a fine coat!
Angor recalled the day when he came to Apprentice Town 8 for the first time. He also saw the other apprentices wearing all kinds of bizarre clothes. Heck, a man called Hobson walked into Sky Tower while dressed as a white bear!
Angor was wondering what had gotten into the tailors who lived in the southern wizarding region. Did they really believe that wizards all needed unique looks?