Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1046

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Chapter 1046

 

Lee Han, who had been puzzled, belatedly recalled the sinister scheme Jowrin was plotting.

 

A wicked scheme to tie up a mage completely.

 

Come to think of it, the target of that plan might not have been the Skeleton Principal, but Eandurude.

 

“Oh right. Eandurude. There’s something you need to know when you meet Jowrin.”

 

Lee Han explained the story he had heard with a cautious attitude.

 

After hearing the explanation, Eandurude made an expression he had never seen before.

 

It was an expression as if he didn’t know where to start or how to speak.

 

“Th… thank you for telling me…”

 

“If you’re worried, should I go alone? No matter how much Jowrin invited us, it would be troublesome to waste the vacation.”

 

Eandurude shook his head again.

 

From that gesture, a strong trust in his friend could be felt.

 

‘Eandurude is better than me.’

 

Lee Han felt his eyes getting misty for no reason.

 

To think that Eandurude, who had been worried about whether he could make friends, would show such a reaction.

 

“Do you need help choosing a gift?”

 

“I think I’ll be fine.”

 

Eandurude stared intently at Lee Han as he spoke.

 

Lee Han nodded at the firm confidence he felt from that attitude.

 

“I see. You already have a gift in mind?”

 

“Yes…”

 

* * *

 

Clank!

 

Lee Han blinked at the handcuffs fastened to his wrist.

 

He was newly realizing that when a person is too dumbfounded, words don’t even come out.

 

Jowrin’s scheme has succeeded!

 

Regardless, Jowrin triumphantly shouted while pounding the floor with her front paws in the middle of the cave.

 

“…”

 

To think he would be ambushed like this after visiting Jowrin’s manor.

 

Even if Mage Criminals or Anti-Magic Extremists attacked Einroguard, he probably wouldn’t have been this surprised.

 

“…No… I was the target?!”

 

Lee Han, who finally realized, shouted in a voice full of shock. Eandurude carefully nodded beside him.

 

From the very invitation, there had been signs of this.

 

To Eandurude

 

Make sure to visit during vacation! I’ll invite Lee Han too and lock him up in the manor so we can keep playing together!

 

Jowrin

 

“Why didn’t you tell me?!”

 

“…You said to choose a friend…”

 

‘Ah.’

 

At the sight of his junior stammering excuses, Lee Han had no choice but to understand.

 

I told him to do it!

 

“I didn’t know this was the kind of friendship it would be.”

 

Even thinking about it again, it was absurd.

 

After visiting the manor, passing through the main gate, and stepping into the giant cave-like interior that appeared when opening the door unique to this manor…

 

Jowrin, who had been crouching in the darkness, quickly jumped out and fastened handcuffs to Lee Han’s wrist. It was an unbelievable speed for a dragon’s size.

 

‘Truly a dragon race!’

 

While newly realizing the power of the dragon race in the midst of this, Lee Han first checked the handcuffs.

 

If he poured mana into them like crazy to overload and then burst them…

 

“!”

 

Surprisingly, these ordinary-looking handcuffs perfectly dispersed the mana. Pure mana shock couldn’t damage them at all.

 

“How?!”

 

My sibling helped! Other dragons assisted with the creation!

 

“…”

 

Lee Han recalled the advice he had given to Jowrin’s sibling, Wuman, and fell into self-loathing.

 

-Have you prepared for pure mana shock attacks? It’s not common, but very rarely there are mages like this…

 

Even if he tried to dig his own grave on purpose, he probably couldn’t dig it this well.

 

Taking advantage of the contractor’s self-loathing, Jowrin quickly crawled over and snatched away his sword. Then she tried to take his staff too, but this time Lee Han came to his senses and blocked it.

 

“Now, now. Your Majesty.”

 

The staff can be stored here!

 

Thinking that Jowrin seemed to have become more shameless since he last saw her, Lee Han spoke firmly.

 

“Remove these handcuffs.”

 

…

 

“Your Majesty?”

 

…

 

Jowrin pretended not to hear again.

 

She had decided to pretend not to hear unfavorable words.

 

‘No. Why has she become so Einroguard-like? Could it be because of her visit to Einroguard?’

 

Lee Han left Jowrin, who was acting like a bratty seven-year-old, alone for now and focused on removing the shackles.

 

Rather than removing the handcuffs made by a dragon, it seemed better to cut the chain first.

 

‘…It really was made by a dragon. It’s like a feather.’

 

Lee Han, who had cast detection magic and scattered mana to sense the handcuffs and chain, was newly amazed.

 

The handcuffs and chain were so light and soft that he couldn’t feel their weight despite wearing them, but when he tried to flow mana inside, they disrupted the intrusion like solid castle walls.

 

It didn’t seem like any special metal was used, yet they created such a powerful and mysterious artifact.

 

He thought they might have used word magic. It was certainly possible for a dragon.

 

‘Wait. This isn’t the time to be impressed.’

 

It wasn’t time to admire the dragon’s magical skills. He had to remove the chain connected to the handcuffs first.

 

Lee Han strengthened his detection magic and expanded the sensing range.

 

No matter how perfect an artifact was, once it was made, it was bound to have decay and weakening.

 

He planned to repeatedly cast magic at the weakest part until it worked.

 

No matter how prepared it was for mana shocks from inside, it couldn’t be invincible against all attacks from outside.

 

‘Judging by how she took the sword first, there’s likely a high possibility that it has limitations against physical attacks.’

 

Crawl crawl-

 

Sensing the movement of mana, Jowrin quickly crawled up onto the chain.

 

She had covered the chain with her body to prevent attacks. Lee Han was so dumbfounded that he lost his words again.

 

“…Your Majesty. Please move aside.”

 

…

 

Jowrin pretended not to hear and covered her head with her wings. Eandurude was too embarrassed to lift his head even though she was his friend.

 

-Isn’t that too much?

 

The Baby Basilisk said while looking at Jowrin. Then Jowrin answered in a sulky voice.

 

We’re friends!

 

-No, no…! Even if you’re friends, wrong is wrong…

 

Jowrin even prepared gifts like this!

 

Jowrin swished her tail and pointed to the cave wall. Various monster meats, frozen with ice magic and packaged large to give to the Baby Basilisk when they met again, were lined up on the shelf.

 

Seeing those gifts, the Baby Basilisk didn’t know what to do and floundered. Lee Han sighed.

 

If you’re going to be lured by food, don’t step forward in the first place!

 

“Your Majesty. Even if you hadn’t deceived me like this, I was planning to stay at the manor from the beginning.”

 

Really?

 

Jowrin perked up her ears. Seeing how her hearing only returned for topics favorable to her, it seemed there was definitely an influence from attending Einroguard.

 

“Yes.”

 

How long? 100?

 

“…100 hours, you mean? That much is fine…”

 

Jowrin meant 100 years.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

-…

 

At such an unconscionable statement, not only Lee Han but also Eandurude and the baby basilisk were left speechless.

 

They had thought it would be 100 days at most…

 

“…Isn’t that too much?”

 

When Eandurude whispered, Jowrin fidgeted.

 

Negotiations are originally done like this…

 

-I don’t think that’s right.

 

Why are you saying such things when you’re on Jowrin’s side!

 

-…Hng… I understand…

 

The baby basilisk, not as strong-willed as Eandurude, simply lowered its tail.

 

Meanwhile, Lee Han walked around checking the range of the chains.

 

‘Can I just not leave outside the manor?’

 

The chains lengthened according to Lee Han’s movements, but the moment he approached the manor’s gate, they stopped extending and wouldn’t stretch any further.

 

Jowrin followed along closely, worried that Lee Han might secretly break the chains.

 

But Lee Han. Is that bundle of luggage you brought perhaps a gift?

 

Lee Han didn’t answer and checked the windows. It seemed it wouldn’t be easy enough to escape through the windows either.

 

…!!!

 

Ignored, Jowrin’s eyes widened in shock. She hadn’t expected to be ignored.

 

‘Hmm. Should I break the chains while Jowrin is sleeping? But her senses are sharp, so she’d probably wake up immediately.’

 

Lee Han recalled how much stamina Jowrin had.

 

Certainly, when she was in the Einroguard dormitory, she did sleep a lot, but that was only under normal circumstances.

 

If she decided to stay awake on purpose, she could probably outlast Lee Han by far. After all, she was a dragon by race.

 

‘I guess I should persuade her rather than forcibly breaking it.’

 

Lee Han…

 

Jowrin called her contractor with tears in her voice. Lee Han sighed and responded.

 

“Your Majesty. No matter what, you can’t just bind me like this arbitrarily.”

 

But this is what I learned at Einroguard.

 

“…”

 

Lee Han cursed the Skeleton Principal inwardly.

 

Constantly pushing mages to seize what they want with their own power, wasn’t that why Jowrin had become twisted too!

 

“That’s what you learned wrong. Einroguard’s true teachings are harmony, cooperation, and friendship.”

 

“?”

 

Eandurude looked at his senior as if asking what nonsense he was talking about.

 

Though he had only attended for one semester, he couldn’t find any of those three values.

 

“The perseverance to not lose such values even in harsh environments is Einroguard’s true teaching.”

 

-Really?

 

I don’t think so?

 

Not only the baby basilisk but even Jowrin was suspicious. Since visiting Einroguard, she had become particularly smart, making her extraordinarily difficult to deceive.

 

“If you can’t believe it, ask the Principal. He’ll agree immediately.”

 

If the Skeleton Principal didn’t want to die, he would try to stop Jowrin from practicing Einroguard’s teachings.

 

Lee Han spoke confidently, trusting in that.

 

“Now. Trust your contractor, Your Majesty, and release me. The contractor who will visit the dragons’ court with you even if Your Majesty destroys a castle later.”

 

…Jowrin wouldn’t do such a thing!

 

Jowrin grumbled at the absurd slander.

 

Why would she do such a thing?

 

Then Lee Han. How long will you stay?

 

“Oh right. Your Majesty. I brought you a gift.”

 

Lee Han changed the subject when an unfavorable topic came up.

 

This was just a hunch, but he felt that if he mentioned anything less than 100 years, Jowrin would definitely insist on not releasing him.

 

At the mention of a gift, Jowrin’s attention was drawn elsewhere. Lee Han rattled the chains and took out a toy.

 

“…Uh… that… is that okay???”

 

Eandurude asked in confusion.

 

What Lee Han had taken out was a very large bone-shaped toy. It looked like a dog toy that had been greatly enlarged.

 

“These handcuffs? It’s fine. They’re much lighter than I thought.”

 

“…No, no. That’s not what I meant…”

 

While Eandurude was flustered, Lee Han activated the magic of the dog bone—no, dragon bone.

 

This toy he had admired at the auction house was actually an item that even its creator, the enchantment mage Gashufa, thought wouldn’t sell.

 

Originally made to train wyverns, but once completed, the wyverns showed no interest at all.

 

Apparently, wyverns, being fierce and wild by nature, wanted more destructive and bloody rewards.

 

But Lee Han discovered a different value in this toy.

 

-Did you make this? It’s truly a wonderful item!

 

-R-really? I thought it was a failure…

 

-Not at all! This is a masterpiece. I’ll buy everything you have here!

 

-!!!

 

When the student from Einroguard praised it highly and left, Gashufa was greatly surprised.

 

To think a mage from Einroguard would say such things.

 

Perhaps his work had value that he himself hadn’t thought of?

 

“Now. Your Majesty. Here it goes!”

 

Swoosh!

 

When Lee Han threw the bone, Jowrin excitedly flew after it. At that sight, Eandurude and the baby basilisk wore very complex expressions.

 

…Is this really okay?!

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