Chapter 154: New Job

Due to the embarrassing Little Algae incident, Saul sat in Master Rum’s laboratory for an additional ten minutes before heading out.

When the Little Algae suddenly appeared from behind his neck, Saul initially wondered if the wraith had attached itself to the Algae.

However, after seeing the Algae’s later behavior, he felt confident that this was not the case.

Before leaving, Nick informed Saul that his task reward had already been collected by Byron on his behalf.

Saul could go to Byron’s dormitory anytime to claim it.

Since Saul had been a First Rank apprentice when he took the task, only assisting in the task had been registered, so Byron was fully allowed to collect his share of the task reward.

Even if it wasn’t returned to Saul afterward, the registration office wouldn’t intervene.

But for Saul, this was the least of his concerns.

Byron had helped him more than once, and had even saved his life twice. Even if these contributions were given to Byron, Saul didn’t mind.

Moreover, the biggest gain from this mission was actually in Saul’s hands.

The knowledge of two Third Rank Apprentices and a Second Rank Wizard was all contained in the diary.

Even though part of their memories were lost due to their deaths, the remaining knowledge was still a vast treasure trove for Saul.

This time, Saul had gathered a considerable amount of Soul Fragments, so he didn’t need to worry about the three black papers losing their consciousness too quickly due to insufficient soul energy.

For a wizard, nothing was more valuable than knowledge.

Excited by his haul, Saul temporarily forgot about the shadow following him. He went to the registration office to change his name tag and then headed to the morgue on the second floor of the East Tower.

Before leaving the tower, he reported to Master Kaz about his potential two-month absence.

Since Byron was also Kaz’s apprentice, he wasn’t angry about Saul temporarily leaving the morgue work, and instead selected a new arrival in the tower over the past two years to temporarily take over Saul’s duties.

Now that Saul had returned early, he was naturally going to take over his work again.

Saul had assumed that there would be no one in the morgue at this time of day, but when he pushed open the morgue’s blood-red door, he saw two figures standing in the center of the room.

Kurum, a first-year apprentice, was dancing with a female corpse that was a head taller than him.

They were both fully dressed, moving in sync, and although there was no music, they seemed fully immersed in the dance.

If it wasn’t for the woman being headless, Saul might not have realized the identity of his dance partner.

“Kurum,” Saul called out, breaking the charming atmosphere.

“Ah, Senior Saul,” Kurum, with his red curly hair, stopped dancing without the slightest embarrassment, smiling and greeting Saul.

He had the female corpse remove her long dress and lie back on the conveyor belt.

“Is this your magic?” Saul asked, still stunned. He had never seen such a spell, and it didn’t seem like one a First Rank apprentice could master.

Kurum, looking like a shy big boy, scratched his nose. “Actually, it’s a magical trick, combined with my talent.”

The gorgeous long skirt dropped to the ground, turning into an old bed sheet.

“Talent?” Saul thought that if it was just a magical trick, he could do it too.

But making a corpse follow instructions and move so fluidly was not something that could be done with a First or Second Rank spell.

“Companion Fairy.”

An old, hoarse voice came from behind them. Both turned to see Master Kaz walking in, hands behind his back.

“Such talent is rare. It’s said that it was a blessing from a fairy at birth,” Kaz said with a slight grin. “Of course, some say it’s a curse.”

Despite hearing the word “curse,” Kurum’s obedient expression didn’t change.

Saul was intrigued by the Companion Fairy. “Companion Fairy, I think I’ve read about them in some book.”

“A Companion Fairy is an invisible fairy that ordinary people can’t see. They are tiny and drift between reality and fantasy. The weaker ones can only slightly influence reality, while the stronger ones can pull people into the fantasy world.” Kurum proactively explained the Companion Fairy’s nature to Saul.

He even extended his hand, smiling as he said, “This is my Companion Fairy, Senior Saul. Isn’t it cute?”

Looking at the empty palm and the sincere look on the boy’s face, Saul suddenly understood the meaning of the term “green tea.”

Saul remained expressionless, closed his eyes for a moment, and then half-opened them again.

This time, something appeared in his hand—a green gooey creature.

It resembled a slime, but it was far from cute.

Even though there was no smell, Saul felt as if a terrible stench from the sewers was invading his nostrils.

Saul leaned back slightly. “You certainly have unique taste.”

The smile on Kurum’s face disappeared.

At this moment, Kaz spoke up, “Alright, since you’ve been promoted to Second Rank, Kurum will take over your duties here.”

Saul was surprised and looked at Master Kaz. “Master?”

“Come with me,” Kaz replied, continuing to walk away.

Saul turned back to Kurum and said, “I’ll come to get my things later.”

Kurum didn’t seem thrilled about taking over the job.

He stood there, staring blankly, his face pale as he nodded. “Alright, Senior Saul.”

Saul quickly followed Kaz out of the morgue, seeing him heading toward the deeper part of the corridor.

Although Saul had been curious about this area before, he had never entered it.

Only the large man responsible for cleaning the morgue ever pushed a cart into the deeper corridor.

As the two of them walked deeper, an almost tangible darkness gradually enveloped them.

The pale candlelight couldn’t dispel all the surrounding darkness.

The corridor behind them slowly became indistinct, and a chilling feeling of being trapped with no way out began to rise.

“We’ve arrived. This is the first floor of the East Tower,” Kaz finally stopped and said in a hushed tone.

First floor of the East Tower? Saul began to question his memory.

Had they just… gone downstairs?

“Stand by my side.”

Saul stepped forward and stood beside Kaz as instructed.

As soon as he stood still, he was startled to see a large door in front of him.

The door was made of special metal, with a dark greenish-black hue. Even from a meter away, he could feel the cold aura emanating from the door.

On the door, there was a unique magic circle drawn with a hexagram as the base pattern. At first glance, it seemed similar to the magic circle on the walls of the sixth floor of the East Tower, but its internal structure was far more complex.

“When you pass through, you can only open one side of the door at a time. If both sides are opened, remember to stand still until the door closes again,” Kaz explained as he pushed open the right half of the door and led Saul inside.

Inside, the temperature was several degrees colder than outside.

Before him stretched a corridor about ten meters long, with another metal door at the far end, although this one was narrower.

As soon as Saul stepped inside, goosebumps rose on his remaining two arms.

He tightened his collar. “Master, what is this place?”

“You can consider it another level of the morgue, but the corpses and materials here are far from ordinary.”

They continued forward, opening the second metal door without mentioning any prohibitions.

Behind the door was a room filled with a faint white mist.

The room was surrounded by stacked boxes, identical to those used in the morgue for storing materials.

Kaz did not slow his pace. “Does this look familiar? Some of these materials are contributions you’ve made. They could have been more, couldn’t they?”

Kaz glanced at Saul, who turned his head in guilt.

They passed through the second door, revealing two corridors.

“This will be your new workplace. Now you have two choices: one at the exit and one at the entrance.”

Kaz explained that the entrance dealt with Third Rank apprentices, while the exit was typically for mentors.

Saul opened his mouth, but the words stuck in his throat.

Third Rank apprentice? Mentor?

If he remembered correctly, he had become a Second Rank apprentice less than ten days ago, right?

(End of Chapter)

Green Tea refers to a slang term used to describe someone who pretends to be innocent, pure, or kind, but is actually manipulative or calculating.

In the case of Kurum, Saul refers to him as “green tea” because, despite his outwardly sincere and innocent demeanor, Saul feels that Kurum may be hiding something or trying to manipulate the situation.

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