Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1097

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Chapter 1097

“What foolish fellows.”

The Skeleton Principal, who had transformed into human form, muttered from beside him. Lee Han made a displeased expression.

‘Why is this person here?’

Normally, he would go to the checkpoint to torment students together, but he had clearly come here because Wuman was over there.

“Before long, they’ll come to miss my teachings.”

“Come on. I don’t think it’ll be that bad.”

-…

The Death Knight beside them was amazed.

He was always amazed by his successor’s talent in various ways, but this kind of courage was particularly impressive.

How on earth could he say such things right to his master’s face?

“Wuman is more like a vampire or dream demon than a dragon. He feeds on pleasure instead of blood or dreams.”

‘But isn’t there no pleasure at Einroguard anyway?’

Lee Han thought to himself again. The Skeleton Principal spoke with a mischievous expression.

“You’re thinking there’s no pleasure at Einroguard anyway, aren’t you?”

“!”

“You think I’m using mind-reading magic.”

‘Isn’t this person really using magic?’

“But it’s not magic, it’s observation. Your thoughts are obvious. Fine. You’ll find out soon anyway. That Einroguard was actually a place full of pleasure.”

-…

“…”

Even the Death Knights looked at their master as if dumbfounded.

No matter what, that was too shameless a statement.

“Wuman will drive you into magic during all hours except break time.”

“Uh, but that’s how it originally was.”

“Mage cards? Hmph. What Wuman hates most is old folks playing mage cards.”

“I don’t play them anyway…”

“Ball games are the same. In Wuman’s view, there’s no bigger waste of time.”

“I agree with that.”

“…”

The Skeleton Principal closed his mouth.

Come to think of it, this disciple beside him was the student for whom threats about Wuman were most meaningless.

What was the point of threatening to take away pleasure from a student who was already living without pleasure?

‘I picked the wrong target.’

The Skeleton Principal turned around abruptly and walked toward Gainando. Lee Han looked at his retreating figure with bewilderment.

What kind of person is this really?

* * *

The inspection was completely finished.

Lee Han was able to pass through safely without his basement being discovered thanks to the Young Prince’s help, but the other students weren’t so lucky.

Wuman lectured them as if regretful.

“Talents of Einroguard! You are responsible for the Empire’s future…”

A long lecture followed about how talents responsible for the Empire’s future shouldn’t eat strange things or waste time on trivial amusements.

The Einroguard students’ expressions became like fog on a cloudy day. Some clever students were already muttering that they were doomed.

“The talk has gone on too long. You must all be tired from the long journey, so rest after your meal. Everyone to the banquet hall!”

“???”

“Was there a banquet hall at Einroguard?”

Students who hadn’t faithfully gone out at night tilted their heads at the name banquet hall.

What was a banquet hall?

Literally a place to hold banquets. Naturally, it had to be an unfamiliar name to Einroguard students.

“It did… exist. I just didn’t know it was a usable place.”

“Wasn’t it just like a museum? Showing that Einroguard had such places too.”

Even to students who knew of its existence, the banquet hall was unfamiliar. Enough that they kept whispering as they moved there.

However, surprisingly, when they opened the large bronze doors and entered, a properly prepared banquet hall greeted the students.

Long, large dining tables with enough seats left over even after students from each tower sat together.

Bright, cheerful lighting, unlike the tower common rooms that were usually dark unless students lit them themselves.

‘Hmm. Everyone’s standards seem to have dropped too much.’

Lee Han thought as he watched the students beside him marvel.

Actually, thinking coldly about it, this Einroguard banquet hall wasn’t particularly splendid or beautiful compared to other banquet halls outside.

If anything, there were many things missing.

But the students seemed to already be thinking ‘For an Einroguard banquet hall, this is pretty impressive.’

In fact, Lee Han was also slightly swayed, showing how frightening expectations could be.

“It’s okay to sit, right? We won’t go to the punishment room just for sitting, right?”

“When I snuck in here before, it was just empty, but I guess there were tables and chairs.”

Despite murmuring, the students sat down for now.

Even while pretending to be calm, everyone’s faces showed slight traces of excitement. It was everyone’s first time greeting the start of a new semester in a banquet hall like this.

Once everyone was seated, the candles on the dining table lit up. Exclamations burst out from all directions.

“Wow! Candles!”

“…But do we really need to marvel at something like this?”

Someone with their wits about them muttered, but it didn’t have much effect. Everyone’s expectations were rising in earnest.

Clang clang-

While the students marveled, Wuman rang a bell. Before they knew it, Wuman and the faculty had gathered at the front of the banquet hall.

The faculty’s attitudes toward the new inspector varied.

There were professors who were indifferent or uninterested like the Skeleton Principal, professors full of worry and concern like Professor Garcia, and professors like Professor Bendozol who seemed ready to wag their tails at the dragon inspector immediately.

Actually, Professor Bendozol was the only one in the last category.

“To personally host the Einroguard mages today, Wuman has prepared the meal with his own hands. I hope it will be to your liking.”

“This alone is wonderful!”

“Long live the next principal!”

Cheers erupted from various places over the free meal. Lee Han could have bet Empire gold coins that the Skeleton Principal had memorized the names of those who just shouted.

“Ugh. Those were students who supported me, Jorzic, last time.”

Professor Jorzic muttered in a voice full of betrayal.

Students who had promised to support him as the next principal last time had turned around like flipping their palms.

Professor Garcia patted his back sympathetically.

“First, please enjoy the aperitif. It’s not alcohol, but it’s a drink better than alcohol.”

Glass cups appeared before the students. Inside them, a black, sticky liquid was sloshing around.

Like tar that had been boiled thoroughly and then had medicinal herbs added…?

“Is, is this really okay to drink?”

“The principal isn’t hiring a fake to trick us, is he?”

Lee Han almost thought that sounded convincing for a moment. If he hadn’t known Wuman was really royalty, he might have fallen for it.

“It seems like a real drink… There’s no poison. I don’t sense any energy either.”

“Really? It looks like poison.”

The students suspiciously lifted their glasses slowly. Some alchemy school students even began testing for poison.

“Gack!”

“Cough!”

“Krack!”

All the students who drank the aperitif grimaced horribly and let out pained groans.

“Cra, crazy. It’s like the mixed soup Gainando made.”

“It’s worse than that!”

Lee Han also frowned. Even though Lee Han usually ate unappetizing meals well, this was a bit severe.

It was a drink that seemed like all kinds of flavors had been amplified and mixed together, then finished with bitterness.

What kind of drink was this supposed to be?

“This is herbal liquor made from the seven herbs of dragons. Wuman brewed it himself. It will purify the students’ souls and drive away the impurities of the flesh.”

Wuman spoke as if he was proud.

When actually checked, Wuman’s words were correct. Like a powerful potion, this drink had the effect of restoring the drinker’s body and purifying their mana.

…Though considering the taste, it seemed better to just drink a regular potion!

“Everyone seems satisfied. Next is the appetizer.”

The glasses disappeared and bowls appeared.

Agui soup boiled with ginger and lime. Crackers that could be picked up with one hand, accompanied by oranges, olives, coconut, pickled shellfish, cheese, and more. Even walnut and fruit salad.

This time it looked somewhat decent, so the students breathed sighs of relief.

“Lee Han, this looks okay!”

“Wait a sec…”

Lee Han tried to stop him, but Gainando grabbed the soup bowl with a bright face.

The drink he had just consumed had unnecessarily increased his hunger.

“…Gack!”

Gainando dropped his spoon.

Once again, it was such an intense taste that he couldn’t tell what it was supposed to be.

A taste that seemed to open up and shake all his taste buds entirely!

‘I tried to stop him because of the mana.’

Lee Han had first noticed the mana rippling in the Agui soup.

Normally, adding ginger, lime, or Agui wouldn’t make mana fluctuate like that. Wuman had definitely added dragon clan secret herbs again.

Looking around, students who had eaten the crackers or salad were suffering similarly.

“These are appetizers using dragon spices. The intense flavor will activate the students’ metabolism and boost their mana circulation.”

“Hmm. Does His Majesty perhaps judge that the Einroguard students aren’t suffering enough yet?”

The Skeleton Principal, who had tasted the food nearby, muttered.

While it was his usual theory that Einroguard students needed hardship and trials, he hadn’t wanted something this terrible.

What on earth had the students done wrong?

“Now that the appetizers are finished, I should bring the proper meal.”

“Your Majesty, I have something I’d like to ask.”

Professor Garcia cautiously raised her hand and asked.

“Please ask away, Professor Garcia. What are you curious about?”

“This is just a special treat for this time only, right?”

“No! I, Wuman, plan to personally prepare meals for the students and faculty throughout this semester. I’ve prepared all the necessary ingredients for that purpose.”

“…”

“…Outsiders get out!!”

Crash!

When someone threw a plate, it became a signal for students everywhere to rise from their seats and smash the tableware.

Being tormented by the Skeleton Principal was already unfairly frustrating, but now they had to endure this kind of torture from an outsider for a whole semester?

Even as magic spells flew menacingly, Wuman didn’t blink an eye. Instead, he roared loudly.

——–!

The flying magic spells couldn’t overcome the power of the roar and were extinguished. Lee Han was impressed seeing this.

Pure mana could be applied like that too!

‘A dragon’s roar might be implementable with magic too…’

“Everyone calm down. What’s the matter?”

“The food tastes too terrible!”

“Just because of that?”

Wuman looked shocked as if he had heard something unbelievable.

How could Einroguard students say such childish things?

“Food should be eaten for health, not taste. If you only chase after taste, the balance of mind and body will be ruined.”

“We don’t care about that! We just want to eat something delicious!”

“I cannot allow that! I, Wuman, as an inspector, will definitely change your thinking!”

When Wuman gestured, knights dragged away the student who had just shouted.

Though not the punishment room, he would be dragged to solitary confinement to be treated to meals and sermons until he was persuaded.

The Skeleton Principal whispered to Professor Garcia who was beside him.

“The students suffer anyway, and those who’ll go to the punishment room will go anyway, so was there really a need for an inspector to come?”

“Don’t be happy about this situation…”

While Professor Garcia muttered with a devastated face, Lee Han took out a memo.

‘I might need to increase my outings.’

To think Einroguard could become even worse.

This was something even Lee Han hadn’t anticipated.

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