Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1

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Chapter 001

I will never go to graduate school again.

Now I will live for myself!

…Upon graduating from the grueling graduate program, Korean Lee Han made this resolution.

He swore he wouldn’t go near any place with the word ‘school’ in it.

However, life doesn’t flow according to one’s wishes.

After Lee Han died in an unfortunate accident and was reborn, he found himself in the Wardanaz Family, a family of mages in another world.

And then 15 years passed.

Today was the day Lee Han would enter Einroguard, the Empire’s greatest magic school.

* * *

Lee Han, reborn into the Wardanaz Family.

At first he was confused, then amazed, then he accepted it.

Fortunately, the Wardanaz Family was a very powerful family of mages even within the Empire.

Lee Han’s father, the Family Head, was such an impressive figure that he was on friendly terms with the Emperor, and the family mansion was wealth itself for all to see.

At this point, Lee Han couldn’t help but think:

-Am I being rewarded for attending graduate school in my previous life?

A life where he could live comfortably without any hardship, playing and eating for the rest of his days.

…was of course a delusion.

The Wardanaz Family was more formidable than he thought.

-Lee Han Wardanaz.

-Yes, Family Head.

-What is your goal?

-…

‘Would it be okay to answer that I want to live playing and eating for life?’

Lee Han hesitated slightly.

This didn’t seem like a very good answer.

-Did I ask a pointless question? Well, the answer is already decided.

-Excuse me?

-You must be feeling your own talent.

-Excuse me?

-You know the rules of the Wardanaz Family. The firstborn inherits everything from the family.

-Excuse me?????

The last statement was quite shocking.

Inherits everything?

Then do the second son and below receive not a single penny??

-Family Head. Does that mean I receive nothing?

-No. Lee Han Wardanaz.

‘Thank goodness.’

-The family will give you every opportunity. If you want to become a knight, we’ll find you the best knight. If you want to become a bureaucrat, we’ll give you the chance to learn from the Empire’s chancellor. If you want to become a merchant, we’ll give you the opportunity to work under the Empire’s greatest trading company owner. As long as you’re within the family, we’ll give you every opportunity you desire!

‘…Couldn’t you just give me that in money?’

Just converting what he mentioned into money would be worth an enormous amount…

The family’s rules were very unreasonable.

‘Damn. If I had been born a little earlier, I could have lived without lifting a finger.’

Lee Han regretted his laziness in being born as the family’s third son.

The firstborn inherits everything from the family.

Those below had to figure out how to make their own living.

Thanks to this, Lee Han had to deeply contemplate from a young age what he should do to live well and eat well.

Bureaucrat, merchant, knight, adventurer…

The fortunate thing was that while the family didn’t leave property to anyone but the firstborn, they provided full support.

The Family Head’s children could get as many opportunities as they wanted to learn and obtain what they desired.

In the end, what Lee Han chose as his career path was becoming a mage.

-I thought so.

Lee Han’s father, the Family Head, was very satisfied.

-You must have felt your talent too?

-…??

‘I chose mage because it’s the most stable profession…?’

In reality, being a mage was truly a safe profession.

In the Empire, it was respected by everyone and was a profession that nobles could hold without any shame.

Moreover, if you had the skills, there was truly no place that wouldn’t welcome you.

Knight orders needed mages, the Adventurer’s Guild needed mages, and the Emperor’s bureaucrats also needed mages…

-Go to Einroguard. There, clash with countless seeds of mages and grow. That experience will complete you.

Einroguard was the greatest magic school among the Empire’s magic schools.

Being the most traditional and most powerful magic school, the power that name carried was tremendous.

Just entering Einroguard and graduating safely guaranteed a minimum level of prestige.

Of course, no one was satisfied with just that.

Whether achieving outstanding accomplishments at school, catching a professor’s eye to receive a recommendation letter, or building connections with other students…

Einroguard, being the Empire’s greatest magic school, was also the Empire’s greatest networking ground.

Even Lee Han, who had sworn he would never go to anything resembling graduate school again, had no choice but to quietly enter.

-Yes. I will do so.

‘Right. If I just endure and graduate… let’s think of it as an investment for the future.’

* * *

The old knight, Alarlong, respectfully saluted Lee Han.

“Lord Lee Han Wardanaz.”

“You’ve worked hard escorting me all the way here.”

“It was nothing.”

Alarlong was a knight of the Wardanaz Family.

Normally, he wouldn’t need to personally handle something like escorting Lee Han, but he had volunteered to personally escort Lee Han from the capital to Einroguard.

It was because of his friendship with Lee Han.

“I didn’t expect you to come all this way just because I learned from you…”

“It’s not because Lord Lee Han learned swordsmanship from me, but because I stepped forward to prevent others from disrespecting the Wardanaz Family name.”

“Right. Whatever the reason.”

Though Alarlong spoke sternly, Lee Han smiled. He knew Alarlong’s personality.

Alarlong was strict and serious, but deep-hearted. His volunteering was probably out of concern for Lee Han.

When Lee Han smiled, Alarlong cleared his throat once, looking embarrassed.

“Ahem. To be honest, I was happy when Lord Lee Han asked me to teach you swordsmanship.”

The Wardanaz Family was a family of mages.

There weren’t many who bothered to learn swordsmanship.

Yet Lee Han had learned for two reasons.

One was the thought that learning anything would come in handy later.

Especially something like swordsmanship would be essential for self-defense, wouldn’t it?

The second reason was…

He was insanely bored.

Surprisingly, the Wardanaz Family didn’t teach magic at all.

-You cannot learn magic before the age of fifteen because it’s dangerous!

This world treated people as roughly adults once they reached around 15 years old.

Magic was the most difficult and most dangerous subject among all academic disciplines.

It made sense that it couldn’t be handled before becoming an adult.

Of course, from Lee Han’s perspective, being mentally much older, it was quite unfair…

“Look. The other noble children have also brought guards befitting their families’ honor.”

“That… seems a bit excessive, doesn’t it?”

Lee Han was dumbfounded looking at the procession of carriages filling the Imperial Highway.

No matter what, bringing ten carriages and dozens of cavalry was a bit much.

Noble dignity was about ‘who could be more extravagant than whom,’ so they went incredibly lavishly even on simple outings, but to do all that just to escort one little kid to school.

And most importantly…

“Can’t they bring guards, attendants, servants, or slaves inside anyway?”

“That’s correct.”

Einroguard was a magic school with ancient traditions.

One of those traditions was ‘equality.’

Whether imperial family or slave, anyone could enter, but when entering, they had to come with nothing but themselves.

Naturally, no matter how many people they brought, they had to enter alone.

“Probably some of them will keep waiting in the nearby villages.”

“…They go that far?”

Lee Han asked with a disgusted expression.

Though he’d been reincarnated here for 15 years, there were still many aspects of noble thinking he found hard to understand.

Once they entered that massive magic school, they’d be lucky to come out once a month, yet they’d set up in nearby villages to wait for that.

“I asked earlier, and apparently several buildings have already been purchased. The nearby villages even have buildings that are traditionally sold for such purposes.”

“I don’t need to go that far.”

“We’ve already purchased a modest mansion though…?”

“…”

Lee Han cursed inwardly.

If they had that money, they should just save it and give it to him later…!

They had money for such pointless luxury, but giving Lee Han money separately was not allowed.

The family’s rules were unreasonable.

“The Capital is far away, Lord Lee Han. A noble must prepare for contingencies.”

“Right. How reassuring.”

Lee Han mounted his horse.

Though some were bringing carriages inside, Lee Han thought it would be more convenient to just ride a horse through the main gate.

‘If I wait for all those carriages to pass, the sun will set.’

“Well then. Thank you once again for escorting me here.”

“Not at all, Lord Lee Han. It was an honor to serve you.”

Alarlong was sincere.

Among the family bloodline, Lee Han was Alarlong’s favorite.

Someone who knew seriousness and humility.

“The Family Head also praised Lord Lee Han’s talents.”

“You don’t need to make things up to make me feel good. Thanks anyway.”

“No, it’s really true…”

* * *

The magic school Einroguard was located far from the Capital where the Imperial Palace stood.

According to rumors, it was established this way because they searched for a place where the land was full of magical power.

True to such rumors, the surrounding scenery gave a strong impression of pristine nature.

Behind the school stretched a mountain range so vast its end couldn’t be seen, and beside it flowed a wide, long river winding its way…

Closing one’s eyes, the infinite mana of nature could be felt like the very air.

“Th… this is wrong.”

“??”

Lee Han looked puzzled when a boy next to him spoke up.

Here, you could tell someone’s status just by their clothes.

An outer garment lavishly embroidered with silk and gold thread. Hands and face without calluses.

Definitely from a noble family.

‘Should I call someone?’

His face had turned pale blue and he was trembling, suggesting some kind of problem.

Could it be a magic-related issue?

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

“I… I…”

“Yeah. What’s the problem?”

“Without servants… I can’t sleep…”

“…”

Lee Han almost hit him but stopped.

‘This bastard…’

The reason was so trivial it made him sorry for worrying just moments ago.

However, it seemed like a very serious problem to the boy.

“It’s ridiculous to say I can’t bring servants. Servants are like my hands and feet. It’s like telling me to cut off my hands and feet before entering, isn’t it?”

“I see. That’s logical.”

Lee Han listened half-heartedly and let it slide.

But the boy seemed to gain courage from Lee Han’s casual response.

“Right? I should go protest.”

“…What exactly are you planning to protest?”

“That I should be allowed to bring servants! In the name of my family, this is unjust!”

“Sure. Give it your best shot.”

A tradition maintained for thousands of years didn’t seem likely to break because of one boy, but Lee Han cheered him on.

First, because it wasn’t his business, and second, because he was curious.

How would Einroguard’s mages respond to this?

The boy ran off quickly and returned not long after with a dazed expression.

“?”

“I repent, I repent, I repent…”

“…!!!”

Lee Han was shocked.

‘Mental Magic!’

Seeing the boy muttering like he’d lost his mind, he’d clearly been hit with magic like Charm or Domination.

The magic itself wasn’t surprising. Lee Han had heard of such magic before.

What was surprising was that this school’s mages would casually use such things on a noble family’s child.

‘…The rumor about burying people on the Back Mountain when they die surely can’t be true.’

The rumors he’d heard before coming made Lee Han feel uneasy.

-Everyone, welcome to Einroguard.

-Everyone, welcome to Einroguard.

-Everyone, welcome to Einroguard.

Not a loud voice, but one that seemed to shoot directly into everyone’s brain could be heard.

Bang!

And simultaneously, Einroguard’s main gate opened.

-Come in, you blockheads!

-Come in, you blockheads!

-Come in, you blockheads!

All the new students frowned deeply.

It wasn’t because of the voice’s harsh language.

Since they all had magical talent, they felt an enormous pressure of magical power due to the magic cast on Einroguard.

Would it feel like this if you tried to look directly at the sun with your naked eyes?

Would it feel like this if you tried to defeat a giant with your bare hands?

Neigh!

The sound of horses crying out could be heard.

It seemed there were people among those who had brought carriages here who were trying to enter by carriage.

-And I told you to come with just your bodies…

-And I told you to come with just your bodies…

-And I told you to come with just your bodies…

Along with the voice, those carriages suddenly disappeared.

The noble family’s daughter who had been sitting inside the carriage fell with a scream.

More than ten carriages disappeared and the screams of boys and girls could be heard.

-It’s fine. You blockheads! Even if you try not to follow the rules, this school will make you follow them anyway.

-It’s fine. You blockheads! Even if you try not to follow the rules, this school will make you follow them anyway.

-It’s fine. You blockheads! Even if you try not to follow the rules, this school will make you follow them anyway.

“…”

A few perceptive ones like Lee Han had stiffened expressions, realizing that this school was indeed as terrifying a place as the rumors suggested.

-Move your butts! Enter! Enter!! Enter!!!!

-Move your butts! Enter! Enter!! Enter!!!!

-Move your butts! Enter! Enter!! Enter!!!!

“…”

“…”

* * *

Lee Han originally had a habit of observing. This habit had become even stronger since coming to this other world.

Everything he saw was new and fascinating, so observation couldn’t help but be interesting.

And right now, there were easily over a hundred boys and girls gathered here.

Their attire was diverse – royalty, nobles, knights, priests, merchants, adventurers, beggars, and more.

And these boys and girls were already gathering in small groups of three to five, forming cliques.

Connections were essential for the long school life ahead.

“Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family?”

“That’s right. You recognized me well even though I wouldn’t have a family crest.”

In keeping with the tradition of equality, wearing family crests on clothing was prohibited.

Of course, there were still ways to recognize people.

Lee Han himself had recognized several royalty and nobles he had seen before.

“I’m Yoner. Yoner Meikin.”

A girl with slightly curly, vivid red hair that reached her shoulders and softly curved eyes stood before him.

The Meikin Family.

The Meikin Family was also a fairly famous magical family in the Empire.

The difference was that the Meikin Family participated more actively in Imperial politics.

In comparison, the Wardanaz Family tended to keep more to themselves.

Even the Family Head often didn’t respond to the Emperor’s requests and frequently secluded himself for magical research…

“Nice to meet you, Yoner. What’s the matter?”

“His Highness the Prince wants to see you.”

Meikin pointed behind her.

The most lavishly dressed boy among those present was looking at Lee Han and waving his hand.

How to Live as a Mage at a Magic School

How to Live as a Mage at a Magic School

How to Live as a Mage at a Magic School

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