Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1059

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Chapter 1059

 

Lee Han was slightly flustered by the other person’s reaction.

 

“How does he know about my family? Could it be…”

 

…Don’t tell me he suspects me?

 

Perkuntra was bewildered by his contractor’s gaze.

 

Even if it was abandoning him after use, wasn’t this too fast?

 

“Perhaps you said it in excitement?”

 

It seems like the fortress has been completely swept clean. Let’s head back now.

 

The Thunder King felt proud of his own patience. To not burst into anger even after hearing such nonsense.

 

This was impossible with ordinary cultivation. After making a contract with this contractor, Perkuntra was also experiencing mental growth.

 

Rumble!

 

“Hmm. Doesn’t seem like it.”

 

“It’s not really my place to say, but is it okay to suspect a high-ranking spirit like that?”

 

“I wasn’t suspecting, just confirming. Or was there a mistake in our disguise?”

 

Lee Han checked his and his friend’s attire.

 

Instead of the usual Einroguard rags—no, Einroguard uniforms—they were both wearing plain outer coats without any patterns. It would be difficult to identify their status with this.

 

“Even if he knew we were from Einroguard, he couldn’t guess the family name.”

 

“That’s true.”

 

“Maybe he just heard about your recent infamy and made a guess?”

 

“…”

 

Lee Han involuntarily shuddered at his friend’s chilling speculation.

 

“That’s ridiculous. A guy who’s been hiding underground would recognize me just from rumors?”

 

‘That seems quite possible though.’

 

Giselle honestly thought there was quite a possibility of that. The recent rumors her friend had built up were no joke.

 

“There’s absolutely no way. Moradi. Got it? Don’t bring up such ridiculous speculations.”

 

“…I got it, so calm down. He definitely seemed to recognize you. Let’s ask when he comes to.”

 

Calming down her friend who was unusually talkative, Giselle tied up the other person tightly.

 

‘Definitely an unusual cloak.’

 

She could understand why Wardanaz had shown interest. Lee Han whispered knowingly from beside her.

 

“You’re calculating how much it would be worth in gold coins, right? Actually, I was too…”

 

“…No. I wasn’t thinking that at all.”

 

“?!”

 

Lee Han was flustered.

 

Then what was the first thing she thought when looking at that cloak?!

 

A moment later.

 

The two Einroguard students had completely stripped the fallen bandit leader bare. Lee Han even cast detection magic on the soles of his boots.

 

“Nothing there. Disappointing.”

 

Since supplies were often found in such places at Einroguard, Lee Han was even more disappointed.

 

“Well, considering he commanded subordinates of this scale, he probably wouldn’t hide things so pettily.”

 

“A mere thief living so luxuriously!”

 

While Lee Han was getting angry about strange things, Ibinta regained consciousness.

 

Realizing that everything from his equipment to magical items had completely disappeared, Ibinta felt dejected.

 

“Cursed fate! I tried so hard not to get involved with mages, and this is what happens?”

 

“You’re awake? How did you know I was from the Wardanaz family?”

 

“I’ve seen a mage from your family before.”

 

Ibinta answered obediently.

 

If it had been another thief, they would have resisted out of pride and humiliation, but Ibinta wasn’t that type of thief.

 

And honestly, he couldn’t act arrogantly in front of Wardanaz family blood.

 

Though he was pretending to be calm on the outside, inside he was trembling, not knowing what might happen to him.

 

“You’ve seen a mage from our family? When?”

 

“During the Southern Volcanic Chaos.”

 

“The Southern Volcanic Chaos was…”

 

Lee Han, who had been counting on his fingers to check the year, paused. Giselle, who was listening nearby, also seemed to remember and asked.

 

“Wasn’t that ten years ago?”

 

“A bit more than that. Then it must have been something Brother Hierdan resolved.”

 

When Lee Han mentioned other members of the Wardanaz family, Giselle felt a rare surge of interest.

 

Among the Empire’s great noble families, the Wardanaz family was unusually shrouded in mystery.

 

The Wardanaz family wasn’t the only reclusive family in the Empire, but it was rare for a family with such prestige to remain so secluded.

 

Wardanaz definitely had two older brothers, and one of them was the master of the spirit she’d seen before…

 

‘The eldest. The first son.’

 

“Even now, it gives me chills. The sight of a single archmage sorting out all that chaos.”

 

Ibinta spoke without being asked. His voice still carried vivid fear.

 

“I can imagine.”

 

Giselle wasn’t particularly surprised.

 

Laypeople would inevitably be shocked when witnessing an archmage’s magic.

 

Just seeing something like a unique world unfold would give them the sensation of everything they thought they knew crumbling beneath them.

 

“Brother Hierdan is definitely a bit uncomfortable to be around.”

 

Lee Han nodded and agreed with Ibinta’s words.

 

Seeing this, Giselle tilted her head slightly.

 

Huh?

 

‘Something seems… different?’

 

What Ibinta had just said about being “scared” and what Wardanaz said about being “uncomfortable” seemed to have different meanings.

 

If the former was being overwhelmed by magic’s transcendent realm, then the latter was…

 

‘There’s no way Wardanaz would be uncomfortable because of magic, right?’

 

The guy who would show interest faster than anyone when seeing overwhelming magic being uncomfortable with family because of that didn’t make sense.

 

Giselle asked carefully.

 

“Why is he uncomfortable?”

 

“Hmm? Well, Brother Hierdan is a bit… efficiency-focused.”

 

“…Aren’t you the same?”

 

“He has perfectionist tendencies.”

 

“You do too.”

 

“He manipulates people a little, I guess…”

 

“You do too…”

 

“Moradi. If you’re going to be so rude after asking a question, why did you ask in the first place?”

 

“Ah, no…! No. I misspoke. I apologize.”

 

Giselle was about to retort but closed her mouth.

 

It could indeed sound quite rude, and more importantly, she was too curious about Wardanaz’s backstory.

 

“He’s on a different dimension from me. Let me give you an example.”

 

Lee Han brought up something he had experienced to convince his friend.

 

-Young master… here… these are the newly acquired books…

 

-Thank you. Demon servant with eighty-eight eyes.

 

“Wait.”

 

“?”

 

“…No. Continue.”

 

Giselle had to bite her lip to avoid asking about the servant just now.

 

The Moradi family was also in quite a barren place in the north, so they often saw surprised reactions from visiting guests, but it couldn’t compare to the Wardanaz family.

 

-【High-Potential Imperial Profit Businesses Even Idiots Can Do Easily】? No, who on earth brought in such an excellent book? I’ve never heard of this book before?

 

-Hehe… Thank you for the compliment…

 

-I particularly like the business with red pine flowers mentioned here. If we just secure the bulbs of unique and various flowers, we could sell them to Imperial gardeners for a lot of money later. Moreover, red pine flowers are plants that don’t die even when their bulbs are dried and stored, right?

 

-That’s right… Actually, there are some planted in the manor’s garden as well…

 

-By any chance, would it be alright if I dug some up?

 

-Of course… Young Master… If it helps you, please put in a good word for me with the Family Head later…

 

“Wait. Wait.”

 

Unable to listen any longer, Giselle finally interrupted.

 

While it was amusing that Wardanaz had been doing this alone at the manor, they had strayed too far from the current topic.

 

“What does this have to do with anything?”

 

“Just listen to the end. Moradi. It’s all related to the story.”

 

“…Fine.”

 

Lee Han returned to the original story.

 

Having obtained both information and permission, Lee Han wandered around the vast garden searching for red pine flowers and began digging up their bulbs.

 

And while he was diligently collecting and gathering them, Lee Han suddenly had doubts.

 

-…But is this really profitable?

 

Thinking coldly about it, he didn’t think people would pour out gold coins just because the petals were somewhat unique and pretty.

 

Coming to his senses, Lee Han checked the book 【Highly Promising Imperial Profit Ventures Even Idiots Can Do Easily】.

 

He had read it without checking due to the overly tempting title, but originally the author of a book was also important.

 

【How to Survive at Einroguard】 written by Gainando and 【How to Survive at Einroguard】 written by Professor Garcia felt different in weight despite having the same title.

 

But surprisingly, there was no author.

 

-Who wrote this?

 

-Young Master… the wisdom of the book is what matters… who wrote it isn’t important…

 

-…If you don’t tell me, I’ll frame you for defiling the garden!

 

-Please…! Anything but that…!

 

When Lee Han interrogated him, the demon servant finally spilled the truth.

 

The book’s author was truly someone unimaginable.

 

“The Skeleton Principal?”

 

“What? What Skeleton Principal?”

 

“Oh, no… you said it was someone unimaginable, so nothing came to mind.”

 

“Moradi. There’s only one person who could come up here. Obviously it’s Brother Hierdan.”

 

“?”

 

Giselle couldn’t understand, but Lee Han had already started the story again.

 

-Brother. I have something I’d like to ask…

 

-Is that you, Lee Han? I’ll give you 2 minutes and 24 seconds. Finish your business within that time.

 

-Ah. Yes. I’ll finish in 30 seconds. Did you personally write 【Highly Promising Imperial Profit Ventures Even Idiots Can Do Easily】 and put it in my study?

 

-Yes. That’s correct.

 

-…Why did you do that???

 

-I heard that recently you’ve been reading too many books instead of going around with Alarlong. Maintaining a balanced body before entering magic is naturally important.

 

-Uh… you could have just told me to walk…

 

-If I had, you would have rebelled. There was also the possibility that forcing you would reduce efficiency. But you made your body healthy with a joyful and happy heart. Why aren’t you satisfied?

 

-…No, how can I be satisfied when the book is fake!?

 

-Then you shouldn’t have dug into the truth. If you learned a lesson, don’t do that in the future.

 

-…

 

It was fortunate that the other person was an Archmage in another dimension, otherwise…

 

“No. Even if he wasn’t, I couldn’t have done anything.”

 

“…”

 

Returning to reality, Giselle was overwhelmed by Lee Han’s story.

 

Giselle had thought her sister Jicklin was quite a unique person, but compared to Wardanaz, her sister seemed like a fairly common-sensical and normal person.

 

Just someone who was a little skilled at swordsmanship and had a slightly strong competitive spirit!

 

“Anyway, now you understand why I feel uncomfortable?”

 

Lee Han often got falsely accused by the nasty friends from other towers saying things like ‘Wardanaz, you bastard! How dare you manipulate people!’, but compared to his eldest brother, this wasn’t even manipulation.

 

He was really lucky to notice that book 【Highly Promising Imperial Profit Ventures Even Idiots Can Do Easily】, but how many things had he failed to notice?

 

“Maybe my constant clashes with powerful beings from other dimensions are also part of Brother’s schemes.”

 

“That definitely doesn’t seem likely.”

 

Giselle answered firmly, but Lee Han pretended not to hear and ignored her.

 

He wanted to make someone responsible for his misfortune.

 

“Anyway, Ibinta. I’m a completely different mage from Brother, one with a human heart, so you can rest assured.”

 

“…”

 

Ibinta unconsciously looked up and down the passage. The scars left by lightning were vivid to a sickening degree.

 

‘This bastard seems like an even crazier bastard…’

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