Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1096

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Chapter 1096

“Isn’t that right?”

Friends who had no interest in mage cards spoke as if it was no big deal.

Actually, wasn’t it right?

Maybe for polo or chess, or the mage board game called magical dice throwing, but there was no reason to be so obsessed with mage cards…

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

“This is why guys who don’t know anything are!”

Students who were mage card enthusiasts, including Gainando, naturally got angry.

To react like that just because it wasn’t their business. They were truly shameful as Einroguard mages.

“You should stop buying mage cards with this opportunity.”

“They can all be converted to money later!”

“But Prince, you don’t sell yours.”

“…That’s true but… You, would you guys react the same way if the things you enjoy heard such words?!”

Gainando called out to Wuman again, who was walking far away, with the determination that he couldn’t die alone.

“Your Majesty!”

“What is it?”

“What do you think about polo or chess or other games!”

“Hmm.”

Wuman fell into thought for a moment.

“If you’re a student of Einroguard, you wouldn’t have time to spend on polo. Like the mage cards earlier, wouldn’t it be better to yield to people outside?”

“…”

“…”

The students’ faces (mainly White Tiger Tower) turned pale. Giselle was about to clap in admiration but stopped.

‘Oops. I was about to do something only Wardanaz would do.’

“The same goes for other entertainments! If you’re a student of Einroguard, you should naturally focus on magic.”

The friends who had been teasing Gainando finally realized the situation.

This dragon, who was both royalty and an inspector, believed in iron-blooded rules that were in some ways even more severe than Wardanaz!

Durgyu carefully opened his mouth.

“B-but Your Majesty. Don’t mages also need physical training? Polo is helpful.”

The White Tiger Tower students looked at their orc friend with eyes that said they could die from love.

It was a very accurate point.

“Hmm! That’s right. Mages also need physical training.”

“Then polo is excluded…”

“However, polo isn’t very efficient for physical training. The probability of injury is too high, and since the influence of mounts is great, you become obsessed with that. Here. Take this.”

Wuman took out a booklet he had written himself and handed it to the White Tiger Tower students.

On the booklet was written 【Physical Training Exercises for Mages】.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Wuman continued his explanation.

“It’s a book that Wuman wrote himself. I thought quite hard for the mages of Einroguard. I believe this book will make Einroguard mages healthy instead of polo!”

“…”

The faces of the White Tiger Tower students who skimmed through the booklet began to rot.

It seemed like content that would definitely be included if they were to pick the most boring sport in the Empire.

Asan, who was watching from the side, swallowed and asked.

“Your Majesty, doesn’t chess help rest tired minds and develop thinking?”

“Hmm! I agree.”

“Then chess is an exception…?”

“However, chess can lead to excessive immersion due to competitiveness, and if you’re not careful, it can develop into gambling-like speculation.”

The Black Turtle Tower students made expressions as if they were slightly pricked.

They were the ones who had scraped together the most silver coins from fellow students through betting chess in the black market.

“Here. Take this!”

Wuman took out another booklet. This was also a booklet he had written himself.

The expressions of Asan and his friends darkened when they saw the booklet titled 【Thinking Training Puzzles for Mages】.

“If you solve these puzzles instead of chess during break time, Einroguard mages will become much healthier!”

“Wow… Whoa…”

“Sh-shouldn’t someone call Wardanaz?”

The students couldn’t come to their senses from the sharp taste of an inspector they were experiencing for the first time in their lives.

They wanted to call Lee Han to discuss countermeasures, but when they thought about it…

“But Wardanaz would probably like this.”

“…No way. That could… actually be true.”

“That’s why I always told you to take it easy with mage cards!”

“That’s what I should say! I know you all skipped out to play polo when we were supposed to study together last time!”

Wuman had left, but the students began arguing about whose fault it was. In the process, the wrongs each had hidden came out one by one.

‘What a truly shameful fight.’

Giselle thought to herself.

It was an embarrassing sight that if an outsider came into the villa mansion and asked, she would lie and say they were Baldrogard students.

‘But where did Wardanaz go?’

Wardanaz, who had definitely been among his friends just a while ago, was strangely nowhere to be seen.

Did the Skeleton Principal call him again?

“…”

Giselle, who had been looking around, was shocked.

Her friend, who had quietly finished taking notes, dispelled his invisibility magic and appeared beside her.

“Ah. Moradi. Do you also have anything to report?”

“…Alpha and Dulark lied about being sick last time and then went to play polo.”

“Thank you.”

Lee Han expressed his gratitude and made additional notes. Giselle nodded slightly.

Apart from the shameful fight, friends who should be punished should be punished, shouldn’t they?

* * *

In the Empire, dragons were one of the rarest races, and most people usually heard their names in legends or folk tales, rarely seeing them in person.

Once they spread their wings, they would cover the sky like giant clouds, or with one flap of their wings, they would travel from one end of the continent to the other…

Lee Han had heard quite a few such stories, but he didn’t think they were plausible. No matter how powerful a race was, there had to be limits.

And even after meeting Jowrin, that thought didn’t change much. Honestly, Jowrin’s appearance was a bit distant from dragons who boasted transcendent power.

However, when he flew to Einroguard in one go on Wuman’s back, Lee Han began to reconsider the power of dragons.

Such an absurd performance was possible with just the physical strength they were born with.

‘More than that, Jowrin will also be able to do such things when she grows more.’

Lee Han suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Now she didn’t think much about her own strength, so it stopped at digging traps and putting on handcuffs, but if she realized her own strength, there was no telling what she might do.

Was this why the Skeleton Principal was wary of dragons?

‘Didn’t the Principal say he learned magic under dragons in his youth? Come to think of it, he really learned it well.’

It seemed like it would be difficult to learn magic with even two dragons like Jowrin.

“What?! What?!”

“Finally the Principal has made the dragons angry! I knew it!”

The students gathered in front of the main gate were shocked by the sight of the giant Black Dragon covering the sky.

They had been curious about when the evil lord of Einroguard would be subjugated, and that day was finally coming!

-Quiet! Quiet! Don’t cause a disturbance! That person is the new Imperial Inspector who came this semester, Prince Uman.

“Inspector!?”

“Hooray! Hooray! We’re free!!”

“Die! You vile undead bastard!”

As rumors spread quickly among the gathered students, some caused riots.

When throwing magic was cast at the Death Knights, the knights skillfully dodged and then counterattacked.

“Kuk!”

Students who were hit by several arrows of dark energy and fell down knelt. Despite their bodies losing all strength, their mouths were still babbling.

“E-everyone… now’s our chance. If we strike when the inspector’s here, we won’t go to the punishment room!”

-Truly inexperienced. Do they think we wouldn’t prepare for that?

The knights shook their heads at the amateur-like behavior of the students.

They had already heard the Skeleton Principal’s words and formed a tight encirclement.

‘This looks like something I saw last semester.’

Getting off Wuman’s back after landing, Lee Han thought to himself.

The chaos that broke out in front of the main gate at the start of every semester seemed to be an Einroguard tradition.

Thinking it was an opportunity, the students fiercely charged despite the encirclement. The death knights skillfully raised magic shields and herded the students.

Stop! Stop!

Wuman’s eyes welled up with tears at this unbelievable sight as he unleashed his dragon fear.

The dragon’s roar, commonly called Dragon Fear, wasn’t just a simple shout. It was a powerful area-of-effect skill unleashed with the dragon’s pure magical power.

Except for people like Lee Han who could endure it with pure magical power, or professor-level mages who diligently maintained defensive magic, everyone staggered and fell to their knees.

Why are the honorable Einroguard students causing such a commotion!

“W-who is that?”

“They say he’s the new inspector.”

Everyone wait in an orderly fashion. This Wuman will personally inspect the entrance!

“!”

The quick-witted students exchanged glances.

This…

‘Wait, does this mean we don’t need to smuggle?’

Einroguard students had to be sensitive to changes.

Several experienced third-year students immediately gave up their smuggling preparations and brought everything outside.

They judged that with an inspector present, supplies would just be let through.

“Just pass through?”

“Quickly take out your stuff! No need to hide it, we need to bring in more!”

The fifth and sixth years went in first. When Lee Han’s eyes met Diret’s, he politely bowed slightly.

And Senior Yukveltire just stared blankly whether she was going in or not.

“…”

Diret whispered to his friend beside him.

“Didn’t you feel something just now?”

“You mean the inspector’s magical power?”

“…No… the junior’s respect… Never mind. If you didn’t notice, it’s fine.”

The fifth and sixth years finished quickly, just like last time.

After that came the second through fourth years.

‘Ah. It’s Senior Deumcha.’

Lee Han brightened at the familiar face.

This third-year from Black Turtle Tower had the trustworthy face of a dwarf craftsman, but possessed the despicable heart of someone who would deceive juniors to use them as smuggling decoys.

Though that was average for Einroguard seniors, it didn’t make it any less despicable.

‘No… has he given up on smuggling?’

Lee Han was confused as the senior confidently dragged a huge backpack along.

He wasn’t someone ignorant of smuggling, having done it before, yet he was making such a mistake.

“Here it is!”

-Has he gone mad?

The knights were dumbfounded.

Was he protesting because he wanted to go to the punishment room?

“Hmph. Ask His Majesty the Inspector.”

When a commotion broke out at the checkpoint, Wuman, who had transformed into human form, approached. He checked inside the backpack.

“Sugar, tea leaves, canned goods, wine, gold coins…”

“These are supplies for surviving at Einroguard. Hehe.”

“I cannot permit such things!”

“?!”

When Wuman declared firmly, Deumcha was shocked.

Wasn’t he an inspector?!

“W-why not?!”

“If students prepare meals carelessly, it could cause nutritional imbalance and in the worst case, even food poisoning. Don’t worry. This Wuman has prepared a meal plan for Einroguard students.”

Wuman pulled out another booklet. It was titled 【Healthy Meals for Mages】.

“What about the gold coins?! Gold coins aren’t food ingredients!”

“Bringing excessive money into the school could cause disputes. If you need gold coins, fill out an application and submit it. Wuman will personally review it and provide support!”

The faces of the students standing behind changed.

Students who had tried to receive support from imperial officials, external investors, or sponsors knew well.

How picky they could be!

At least the Skeleton Principal, being a fellow magic school principal, tried his best to approve even strange topics.

Would an inspector really fund 【Research on Gem Preferences That Metal Spirits Want to Eat】?

“Q-quickly prepare for smuggling again!”

I told everyone to wait in an orderly fashion!

When they tried to murmur from behind, Wuman firmly suppressed them. The faces of students who had lost even their prepared smuggling turned blank with despair.

Lee Han thought to himself.

This semester was going to be really challenging too.

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