Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1139

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Chapter 1139

Meanwhile, the Death Knights who were resting at the lodging manor expressed their puzzlement.

-Strange. Why isn’t anyone coming to find us?

Of course, Bephaim City was currently in chaos due to the disaster, but it wasn’t like there were no people around.

Rather, because of the disaster, quite a few notable figures from the Empire had come to visit.

There were bishops from the religious orders right away, and though they’d be of little use, there were also those who came from Baldroguard, and at the very least there should be an inspector dispatched for this incident…

It was rather strange that none of them were coming to visit.

Could it be that the criminals of this city don’t make any complaints even after experiencing such things?

He couldn’t tell whether to call them cowards or smart.

-Wow, aren’t they amazing guys?

-They’re so clever it’s annoying. Are there really worshippers of evil gods here?

“E-everyone… did you perhaps know that the people of this city would tattle?”

Ibinta asked in surprise.

From what these knights were saying, they seemed to be conversing as if they had expected the city’s criminals to submit accusations.

-That’s right?

“…Y-you knew that and still caused such a ruckus yesterday?!”

Ibinta naturally thought the knights had some plan or at least had received permission.

Otherwise, how could they so boldly rampage around in an Imperial city?

But conversations like ‘Why aren’t the accusations flying in?’

His heart sank with a thud.

‘S-surely that Archmage won’t punish even me for this…’

-Calm down. Calm down, Ibinta. Of course we had our own thoughts too.

“I-is that so?”

When the knight consoled him, Ibinta let out a sigh of relief.

Outside, he was a bandit leader who could make even crying children stop their tears, but serving these knights here made him feel like his courage kept shrinking.

“What kind of plan was it?”

-Even if accusations fly in and bishops or officials come looking, they can’t immediately do anything. They’ll first gather witnesses and collect evidence. This investigation process will take several days.

“Yes.”

-In the meantime, we’ll flee to, no, return to Einroguard.

“I see. And then…?”

-That’s the end of it?

“…”

Ibinta’s face turned like a lump of lead.

What kind of plan was that supposed to be?

“What kind of plan is that! Then the accusations will come to Einroguard, and the Archmage will… will…”

-Turn you into a toad? Turn you into a little rat? What did you imagine?

-Stop tormenting him. Of course that thief committed crimes, but didn’t he work hard yesterday?

The veteran knight who couldn’t bear to watch intervened. If he didn’t step in, Ibinta seemed like he’d soon collapse from a heart attack.

-You calm down too. Of course our way of handling things might be a bit bewildering.

‘A bit??’

Going around an Imperial city in the middle of the night and beating up everyone from nobles to merchants without any preparation, and calling it ‘a bit.’

Ibinta almost screamed for a moment.

-But we’ve always handled things this way. If our methods were truly irresponsible, how could we have been going around like this?

“…”

Ibinta was somewhat convinced.

After all, these knights were monsters who had been building up various notorieties as the lord of Einroguard’s personal guard for a very long time.

If such people’s way of handling things had been sloppy, how could they have continued going around?

“That… seems right too. Then the accusations really can’t reach Einroguard?”

-Of course. Hehe.

‘Hah. What a stupid fool.’

As the former bandit leader was fooled, the knights laughed wickedly.

Of course, accusations couldn’t reach Einroguard.

But the Skeleton Principal was absolutely not someone who would stay still after receiving such things. He would naturally explode in anger at these knights.

The knights’ method of dealing with that?

Simply entering the punishment room with dignity.

Knights who had experienced all kinds of battles couldn’t be scared of such punishment. Moreover, since it was work helping the successor, they could receive that much with a sneer.

Of course, a corrupt person like the former bandit leader would find it hard to empathize with such devotion and sacrifice. That was also why the knights didn’t tell him.

-And think positively. No accusations have come out.

“W-what if they’re all gathering together to prepare an even bigger accusation?”

-Ah. This thief bastard. He’s really scared. Why did such a guy become a thief?

-Stop. Stop it. Of course it’s disgusting how this thief friend here used to steal fearlessly in the past and now pretends to be scared…

“…”

Ibinta looked at the veteran knight with a dumbfounded expression.

Wasn’t he supposed to be taking his side?

-Anyway, stop whining all the time. What can we do now? Go and apologize? Take us there and offer our heads?

Though annoying, this was also true.

The thieves of Bephaim City were probably hating Ibinta more than Lee Han or the knights.

Originally, the lackey who served the one who beat you was more annoying than the one who actually did the beating.

“What were you all talking about?”

-Shh. Don’t bring up what we just discussed.

When Professor Garcia walked out from inside with Professor Kirmin, the knight quickly warned Ibinta.

Since they had gone out secretly from those two professors, they couldn’t reveal what happened yesterday.

-We were talking about how nice the weather is today. Haha.

“It’s hot because of the heat wave right now though.”

-Since we’re undead, this level of heat is just warm for us. Haha.

“…”

While Ibinta was dumbfounded by the ridiculous excuse, Professor Garcia finally couldn’t hold back and spoke.

“I know everything you did last night!”

-!

-H-how!?

The knights couldn’t believe it.

They had let the priest students accompany them in the end, but they had confirmed the professors were at the lodging before going out?

“Well, Student Wardanaz was so angry, there’s no way he’d sleep quietly at night… I naturally knew he’d go out to search at night.”

-Oh no…

It wasn’t just his friends who read Lee Han’s behavioral patterns.

The professors had also figured out his behavioral patterns.

-You were predicted because you acted emotionally. It must have been a good lesson.

-Indeed!

“What ‘indeed’ and what ‘good lesson’?”

Professor Garcia questioned in an angry voice.

“When we return, I have no intention of taking your side, even if I don’t know about Student Lee Han, so handle it yourselves!”

-We intended to do so from the beginning, Professor. Thank you for not interfering yesterday.

Seeing the shameless Death Knights, Professor Garcia regretted leaving them alone yesterday.

She had listened to Professor Kirmin’s words and given her student time to sort out his feelings alone, but looking at the knights, she wondered if it had a worse influence…

“You all should take going underground more seriously.”

-We will do so from now on.

Seeing the knights answer cheekily, Ibinta, who had been listening blankly, hesitated.

“Huh? Underground? What’s that…?”

Wasn’t it just the end once they returned to Einroguard?

-You don’t need to know. Professor Garcia sometimes enjoys joking. More importantly, Professor. There’s something strange.

The knights thought it was perfect timing that the professors had come out too, and explained the strange situation.

Why on earth was no one filing complaints?

Could there be some massive conspiracy here that they didn’t know about?

“Didn’t the Order cover it up because they favor student Wardanaz?”

“The Baldrogard students are also close with student Lee Han, so they won’t come forward with complaints.”

-That can’t be! …But now that I think about it, it’s surprisingly plausible. Then what about the bureaucrats…

“…Maybe it didn’t reach the bureaucrats?”

Even Professor Garcia, who knew Lee Han well, couldn’t transcend the limits of imagination as an Einroguard mage.

Who could imagine that a bureaucrat dispatched from the capital would burn complaint letters to side with a single student!

* * *

-This is what happened.

“Oh. That’s great. I can go out again tonight.”

Lee Han was delighted by the knights’ report.

The knights couldn’t help but feel pride at his madness-filled appearance.

‘He’s increasingly taking on the appearance befitting a successor!’

If Lee Han had heard this, he would have lost his reason to rage and swung his staff.

“But to think the professors knew. It makes me reflect.”

Like the knights’ opinion, Lee Han reflected slightly.

To think he’d be predicted twice because he acted emotionally.

Lee Han learned a lesson. From now on, no matter how angry he got, he planned not to forget creative movements.

-But Wardanaz sir. This time luck followed you and you could avoid the complaints, but someday it will inevitably reach the master’s ears.

“I’ve thought of that too.”

-Oh, what method?

“If I’m caught and forbidden, I plan to move under Stedal Nago’s identity from then on.”

-…!!

The knights were greatly moved. Some knights even poked Ibinta’s ribs to squeeze out tears and smear them near their eyes.

-You prepared for such a time?!

“It wasn’t like that.”

-Truly admirable!

“I said it wasn’t. Are you perhaps not listening to me…”

Unfortunately, Lee Han couldn’t finish his words.

Murmuring sounds could be heard from outside the manor.

-It seems someone has gathered.

-Could they be planning an attack instead of filing complaints?

The Death Knight revealed emotions of ‘I hope that’s the case’ and rushed to the window.

Seeing dozens of people gathered below the manor’s main gate made his anticipation rise even more.

The gatekeeper managing the main gate asked in confusion.

“Wh-what should I…”

-Open it! Quickly!

The knights excitedly ran down. They even thought they might be able to distort and report this incident later if they were lucky.

They tried to resolve things peacefully, but these crazy criminals attacked in broad daylight, so they had no choice…

-Right! What business brings you here!

“…We came to turn ourselves in.”

-Atta… huh?

The knights who were about to draw their swords hesitated.

What did they come to do?

“We came to turn ourselves in…”

The gathered people spoke with the most depressed and sad faces in the Empire. Resignation and regret emanated from their entire bodies.

-N-no. Why?

The knights were confused despite having stirred up the city themselves.

Though these knights had captured various figures throughout the Empire, they had never seen people flock together to turn themselves in like this.

“We deeply reflected on our sins…”

-Don’t talk nonsense. We’ll interrogate you anyway, so confess quickly. If you hide anything and it’s revealed later, we won’t forgive you.

“…Actually, the thing is…”

The gathered people were frightened by the knights’ threats and honestly confessed.

Honestly, they had felt tremendous fear seeing that nothing happened even after telling the bureaucrats.

What could they possibly do against such a monster?

-You went to the bureaucrats!? You didn’t go to some con artist dressed like a bureaucrat, did you?!

“We visited the supervisor, Your Excellency…”

-To the supervisor!?

While the knights murmured in shock, a bishop and priest quietly watched the scene from afar.

“As expected, it was their lies. Look, they’re not using any violent means at all! Yet they spread such slander.”

“You speak truly. The greedy ones must have harbored resentment over Count Bueuyong’s matter.”

“Send letters to others in the Order as well. Make sure they absolutely don’t fall for such tricks.”

The people from the Order were deeply angered by the greedy ones’ cunning schemes.

They would absolutely never be fooled again!

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