Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1053
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Chapter 1053
‘Oh no!’
Gainando immediately came to his senses.
Unlike the Skeleton Principal, Gainando could be kicked out of the villa (and from the tower once the semester started).
“Principal, why are you laughing at Lee Han!”
Has he finally lost his mind?
When Gainando suddenly became serious and blamed him, the Skeleton Principal was dumbfounded.
What kind of guy is this?
“Lee Han! I just laughed because the Principal was laughing! I was flattering him!”
“You laughed a bit earlier though?”
“No! It’s a misunderstanding!”
“Whatever, just follow me.”
Lee Han decided to take Gainando with him.
It wasn’t necessarily to hold him accountable for the mockery just now. It was in case Professor Boladi found it suspicious.
‘If I say Gainando came because he was interested in bounty hunting, he won’t be suspicious.’
Others said they could just go without suspicion, but Lee Han thought differently.
How awkward would it look if someone like him suddenly became interested in bounty hunting?
“Hmph.”
Gainando’s shoulders drooped as he was suddenly dragged into unpleasant work like bounty hunting. Seeing this, the Skeleton Principal chuckled with satisfaction.
“Lee Han. Can’t we take the Principal with us too?”
“…Gainando. Sometimes I wonder about the source of your courage.”
Lee Han was shocked to see his friend dare to suggest dragging the Skeleton Principal along.
Who on earth could drag the Skeleton Principal anywhere?
“Ah!”
Giselle, who was coming down the stairs, quickly cast invisibility magic and hid behind a pillar when she spotted a floating skeleton.
Seeing this, the Skeleton Principal called out to Giselle.
Moradi. Perfect timing. I need you to provide escort.
“…Excuse me?”
Giselle poked her head out with suspicious eyes.
She couldn’t understand what the Skeleton Principal was scheming.
Escorting Wardanaz?
“I don’t understand what you mean by escorting Wardanaz. He’s perfectly capable of taking care of himself…”
Not Wardanaz. This prince here.
The Skeleton Principal said indifferently.
If Lee Han had gone out alone, he wouldn’t have worried much, but if he was taking the burde… no, Gainando with him, that was a different story.
A dark mage weak in close combat needed at least one escort to protect him.
The top student of White Tiger Tower would be more than sufficient as an escort.
“Ah.”
Giselle immediately understood.
‘But if he needs an escort, why bother taking the prince along?’
From Giselle’s perspective, not knowing why Gainando was being dragged along, she couldn’t help but tilt her head in confusion.
If anything happens, send a paper bird, and if it’s urgent, use the ring. You didn’t lose the summoning ring, did you?
“Yes. It’s probably somewhere in my backpack.”
…At least remember where it is.
The Skeleton Principal was exasperated by his safety-unconscious disciple’s answer.
To have such a lax attitude after experiencing all those incidents.
It was confusing whether he had guts or was just stupid.
“I put it in hastily after getting it back last time… Ah. Here it is.”
“Wardanaz. Wardanaz.”
When Giselle called out in a lowered voice, Lee Han checked the ring’s location and turned his head.
“I know what you’re curious about. Moradi. Actually, Professor Bagrek went to get new wanted posters, and we need to quietly follow and check…”
“No. I’m not curious about that.”
Giselle cut him off.
She wasn’t particularly curious about wherever Wardanaz was going with the prince.
At most it would be a toy shop or magic card shop, wouldn’t it?
“Then what are you curious about?”
“Why are you wearing handcuffs on your wrist?”
“Wait. They’re off now. Thanks for letting me know.”
Lee Han expressed gratitude at the sight of the dragon shackles finally released.
The magic had taken effect, but he had missed it while talking.
‘…No, I’m asking why you were wearing them…!’
Giselle screamed internally.
The handcuffs were off, but her questions were far from resolved.
* * *
“Bounty hunting?”
Giselle’s eyes gleamed when she heard they were going to get bounty wanted posters, not to a toy shop or magic card shop.
“That’s quite interesting. Wardanaz. Are you already looking for commissions in preparation for the second semester?”
“No. I hadn’t thought about that.”
Lee Han was slightly flustered.
Since he was taking courses from all schools, Lee Han could currently accept the widest range of commissions among Einroguard students.
For such a Lee Han, bounty hunting wasn’t that attractive an option.
‘The cost-effectiveness isn’t that good.’
Most importantly, among various commissions, not being able to earn a single penny if you failed was fatal.
Considering Einroguard’s professors and graduates, there was a reason why Divination school mages had higher average gold income.
“Wardanaz. Think about it carefully. Escaping from the stuffy school to pursue criminals. Using all the magic and swordsmanship you’ve learned in fierce battles. Isn’t that what you want?”
‘No, it’s not?’
Lee Han wondered if Giselle had met some fake Lee Han and talked with him while he wasn’t around.
However, Giselle continued persuading with rare persistence.
Bounty hunting was basically a high-risk, high-return commission, and permission was quite difficult to obtain. If it seemed too difficult for students alone, permission wouldn’t be granted at all.
But going after criminals with small bounties would be a loss instead…
“Wardanaz, if you participate, the list of possible permits will greatly expand. Don’t you want to taste freedom during the semester?”
“A professor will follow anyway, so I don’t think it’ll be particularly free…”
Having already experienced during club activities how troublesome school-permitted outings were, Lee Han didn’t have high expectations.
But Giselle, who had become unusually persistent, didn’t back down this time either.
“Wardanaz. Our family’s territory goes hunting when winter comes.”
“?”
“??”
Not only Lee Han but also Gainando tilted their heads in confusion.
Why did such a story suddenly come up?
“I see?”
“Sometimes we chase mountain beasts, sometimes we go bird hunting, and sometimes we chase monsters.”
“Ah. Like when Sir Jicklin took you hunting last time.”
“Be quiet. That was an exception.”
Giselle became serious.
Jicklin’s hunting, Giselle’s sister, was called ‘hunting’ but wasn’t hunting at all.
What kind of hunting was it to roam the winter mountain ranges alone and attack monsters stronger than yourself? That was more like a trial.
Though Giselle unconditionally defended Jicklin, this was really a bit much.
“Proper hunting is a much more enjoyable and enriching experience. And among all hunts, the one that excites knights the most is hunting criminals with bounties on their heads.”
“…”
“…”
Lee Han and Gainando exchanged glances.
Gainando asked with his eyes, ‘Can I say that’s barbaric?’ but Lee Han shook his head.
Provoking her within Giselle’s range wasn’t a good idea. Especially when attending as Gainando’s guard.
“I… I see…”
Instead of criticizing the customs of northern knight families, Lee Han restrained himself by respecting the relativity of regional cultures within the Empire. And he waited for Giselle’s next words.
However, no next words came.
“That’s it?”
“That’s it. …Aren’t you interested?”
Giselle asked with slight confusion.
She had just told a very exciting story about bounty hunting, so why was their reaction so calm?
Gainando sent another glance. It was a signal asking to be allowed to speak.
Lee Han quickly waved his hand, telling his friend to shut up.
“Really fascinating. I’m getting interested?”
“Right? I knew you would, Wardanaz. I still remember hunting with my sister when I was young.”
“Like when she dragged you out last time?”
“That was an exception. I mean normal hunting, not that. You bastard.”
Giselle answered sharply.
At that reaction, Lee Han thought he should stop mentioning Jicklin’s hunting. Now that he thought about it, that time didn’t really feel like hunting either.
‘So that was strange even by Moradi family standards. I thought it was just a weird family custom.’
Just as the Wardanaz family had strange customs, he had wondered if the Moradi family had such customs too…
“Anyway, it’s interesting, right?”
“Of course. Very interesting. As interesting as that thing knights like… right, as interesting as polo.”
Despite it being an awkward lie that he would normally have noticed immediately, Giselle didn’t catch on.
People’s intelligence tends to drop slightly when talking about subjects they love.
Lee Han silently nodded without saying anything. It was consideration for a friend who was originally smart.
“If it’s a party of about five people, in the city, if it’s about ten people, in the fields or forest…”
“L-Lee Han. How long do we have to listen?”
“She might save your life in an emergency, so listen with the biggest smile you can manage, Gainando.”
Gainando listened with a gloomy face to stories about bounty hunting that he didn’t really want to know.
What about guys hiding in northern villages, what about guys hiding by rivers, what about guys hiding in forests…
While listening to the story, Gainando suddenly became worried and whispered again.
“Lee Han. We’re just going to check if the professor receives bounty notices, right? We’re not going bounty hunting?”
“Of course, Gainando. We’re just going to see the professor.”
Lee Han reassured his friend.
He couldn’t tell him the reason why they needed to monitor Professor Boladi, but since he had come this far with him, he needed to reassure him.
And it wasn’t really a lie either. They just needed to watch while Professor Boladi received the bounty notice and returned…
* * *
“You’re going to catch them now?!”
Lee Han, who ran into Professor Boladi coming out of the Imperial Palace, shouted in shock.
He had asked if she was returning to the villa estate, but the answer was no.
“Yes.”
“Why?!”
“?”
Professor Boladi showed slight bewilderment at her disciple’s question.
It was a stupid question, hard to believe from a disciple who usually only asked smart questions. Giselle, who was nearby, nodded as if she agreed.
‘What a stupid question. Did he catch it from having the Prince nearby?’
“Because I can catch them?”
“I… I see. Professor. Um… would it be alright if we followed along to watch? Actually, Gainando and I here…”
Lee Han tried to give the speech he had prepared on the way: ‘Why I became interested in bounty hunting and am not a suspicious person.’
However, Professor Boladi gave permission without even listening to it all.
“Do so.”
“Thank you…”
“But it’s strange.”
“!”
At Professor Boladi’s words, Lee Han was inwardly startled.
Had the professor figured out why Lee Han was here?
‘How terrifying. Is this a battle mage’s intuition?!’
“Wh… what is?”
At her disciple’s question, Professor Boladi pointed at Gainando with the same indifferent attitude.
“I didn’t expect the Prince to show interest.”
“…”
While Lee Han or Giselle weren’t particularly surprising, Gainando showing interest in bounty hunting was quite surprising.
“…Gainando also seems to want to grow further as a mage of the Black Magic Academy. Right?”
“Hic… hic. Yes…”
“More positively.”
“I’m so happy to participate in bounty hunting. Hic.”
At Gainando’s answer, Giselle poked Lee Han in the side.
“Wardanaz.”
“?”
“Originally I was planning to compose the rest with White Tiger Tower members except for you, but I’ll make an exception for the Prince. It’s fine to bring him along.”
“…R-right. Really grateful.”
Lee Han answered while glancing at Gainando. It was really fortunate that Gainando couldn’t hear this.
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