The Granddaughter of the Manhyang Escort Agency Hides Her Magic - Chapter 46

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Chapter 46

“What’s wrong!”

Cheonrim rushed over with wind swirling around him and grabbed Danmi. The atmosphere around Danmi, who had come running while sweating profusely, was ominous.

“The package that Miss drew… the package…”

“The package! What happened to the package? Speak up!”

Cheonrim pressed Danmi urgently.

Chifung gripped Cheonrim’s shoulder.

What good would it do to pressure a clearly startled child?

Cheonrim flinched and collected himself. He took a breath and asked again.

“Danmi, what package did Shin Ah draw? Why are you so shocked?”

Danmi pursed her lips and burst into tears with a wail.

“Bees! She drew bees! They told her to move a beehive! The package is bees. Does this make any sense, Pavilion Master?”

Cheonrim’s heart dropped with a thud.

“That can’t be right. It must be a mistake. Are you sure you saw correctly?”

“Yes, *sob*, I’m sure.”

Danmi sniffled.

“You’re saying our Shin Ah has to move something so dangerous? That can’t be right. I’m telling you it can’t be right. There must be some mistake. I need to go to the examination hall right now.”

Cheonrim became agitated and started pacing frantically.

Bees!

Furious that such an absurd package had come up as a test question, he was ready to storm the examination hall and turn it upside down.

Chifung, who had been watching this scene from the side, spoke with bewilderment.

“Are bees really that dangerous?”

“Of course they are. Just thinking of that small child getting stung by bees…”

The mere thought was so horrifying that Cheonrim closed his eyes and trembled. Chifung looked at him with incredulous eyes.

“They’re just bees. Not venomous snakes, not tigers, just bees.”

“Just bees! They told her to move a beehive! Thousands of them! You need to go quickly and help Miss!”

Danmi’s insides burned with worry for Shin Ah.

So even though she knew her behavior was insubordinate, she stamped her feet and raised her voice.

“You’re both making such a fuss. I suppose I’ll have to go see just how dangerous it really is.”

If Shin Ah and Mugyeol were truly in a dangerous situation as Cheonrim was making such a commotion about, Chifung was prepared to step in and help.

Just as Cheonrim and Chifung were about to leave Biwongak.

“Pavilion Master! Miss Shin Ah has passed the test! The package was bees, but she wasn’t even stung!”

Cheonrim’s servant, who had been sent to the examination hall earlier, came running and shouted.

“What?”

Cheonrim’s eyes widened in surprise.

“I knew it would be like this. Bees, what’s the big deal? You really are overprotective.”

Relieved by the servant’s words, Chifung laughed heartily and teased Cheonrim.

He had almost been swept up in Cheonrim’s fuss and become an overly anxious person himself.

Regardless, Cheonrim muttered with a bewildered face.

“Shin Ah moved an entire beehive? Does that make sense? How?”

* * *

A moment earlier, at the Porter Exam Ground.

Shin Ah, who had been heading toward the beehive, hesitated. Mugyeol was firmly gripping her collar.

He had said he would follow her lead, but he was holding on out of worry.

“I’ll just stay beside you.”

Since the goal was to safely move all the packages, he couldn’t kill the flying bees, but he could get stung by their needles in Shin Ah’s place.

“Do as you like.”

Shin Ah pursed her lips briefly before giving permission.

The two approached the beehive. Even when heard from a distance, the sound of the bees’ wing beats had been ominous, but up close it was tremendous.

Easily thousands of bees buzzed and watched Shin Ah warily. Their appearance and presence were extraordinary.

‘Iron Needle Bees.’

Shin Ah made a “hmm” sound through her nose.

Iron Needle Bees were bees with stingers that could pierce even steel.

They lived in powerful colonies centered around a queen bee in places untouched by human hands. Moreover, the honey and honeycomb made by Iron Needle Bees had excellent medicinal properties and were traded at high prices.

“They have value as packages.”

She had almost felt insulted thinking she’d be moving ordinary honeybees.

While everyone else was stunned by the sound of the bees, only Shin Ah smiled brightly.

And Shin Ah closed her eyes and recited a magic incantation.

“Zoom Protector.”

It was a technique called Clairvoyance in this world.

‘Here you need to enhance your eye power with internal energy, but they say only first-rate masters can use that.’

But Shin Ah could do it even without being first-rate, with magic!

The Zoom Protector magic that adjusted the eyes like a telescope could be used from the 2nd Circle.

However, it was difficult to delicately tune the body, so only those who had studied for a long time could use it.

Even then, prolonged use would strain the eyes, so it couldn’t be used for long periods.

Therefore, only those with vast magical knowledge and delicate skills like Shin Ah could use it for short periods, and in practice, only skilled mages of the 5th Circle or higher used it occasionally.

‘Where are you, Queen Bee.’

Shin Ah opened her eyes wider.

The safe usage time for Zoom Protector magic was only 30 seconds, and she had to find the leader of the Iron Needle Bees within that time.

Bigger, more elegant, and more threatening!

“Found you!”

Shin Ah quickly cast Connect magic.

The sensitive Iron Needle Bees recognized the presence of an intruder and fluttered their wings as if they would explode at any moment.

A tug-of-war between Shin Ah and the Queen Bee began.

「Let’s move.」

「No.」

「You have to go.」

Shin Ah was persistent, and eventually subdued the Queen Bee’s resistance.

Raising her index finger to draw a circle in the air, Shin Ah carefully caught the Queen Bee and pursed her lips.

“Move.”

Instantly, the bees stopped flying around and being on guard, floating quietly in the air.

Mugyeol, Juhwa, and Chilseon all stared at this mystical scene in a daze.

“Th-they’re moving!”

As soon as Shin Ah put the Queen Bee into the new beehive, the Iron Needle Bees flew toward the new beehive in a massive swarm.

The sight was like the march of a well-trained imperial army.

“What are you all doing! Quickly close the beehive lid!”

Shin Ah stamped her foot. Mugyeol, who had been mesmerized by the spectacle, was the first to come to his senses and closed the beehive lid.

Only then did everyone come to their senses and look around in alarm.

By then, sweat had beaded on Shin Ah’s forehead.

As the surroundings became chaotic, the Queen Bee became agitated and the Connect magic wavered.

‘Not yet! How dare you!’

She had to maintain the Connect magic until the beehive was completely moved.

Only then could she safely move all the bees that were the ‘packages.’

As Shin Ah concentrated, the Circle around her Dantian spun and released mana. The Connect magic activated more powerfully.

* * *

Yeongso glanced at Shin Ah’s group and sneered. Just by looking, it was obvious that Shin Ah’s group’s package was unusual.

‘They said they could handle it fine among themselves.’

Though he had volunteered to leave, thinking about how those who didn’t stop him when he left would struggle made him feel good for no reason.

“What are you glancing around for? Come over here and grab the chest.”

The laborer who was exerting himself groaned and scolded Yeongso.

Spitting into his palm, Yeongso approached the chest.

“What’s all the groaning about over just one chest?”

“Just one? From how confident you sound, you must be quite strong, so why don’t you try lifting it?”

The muscular laborer showed signs of wounded pride.

“I don’t fall behind anyone when it comes to strength.”

Yeongso confidently grabbed the chest and strained with effort. But the chest didn’t budge at all.

‘Huh?’

Yeongso’s claim about being strong wasn’t an exaggeration.

In fact, the reason he had applied for the Porter test was because he was naturally strong and confident in carrying cargo.

But this chest wouldn’t move no matter how much strength Yeongso applied.

“You said you could lift it alone?”

The laborer nudged Yeongso’s rear and took position on the opposite side.

The other team members also took their positions and prepared to lift.

“We lift on the count of one, two, three, understood?”

Yeongso applied force in sync with the laborer’s count.

When the four laborers combined their strength, the chest did lift.

However, due to its extreme weight, their steps while moving the chest were painfully slow.

“Let’s move a bit faster!”

Yeongso shouted urgently.

Though there wasn’t a time limit, moving faster than others would surely leave a good impression on the examiner.

Yeongso wanted to pass the Porter test with a good score.

Even if not first place, he at least wanted to beat Shin Ah’s team who had looked at him like they’d be fine without him.

But then…

“Watch out! Bees passing through.”

Wasn’t Shin Ah’s team passing by him majestically?

Their steps were remarkably light and swift.

“What? Is that really a beehive? They’re moving bees?”

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