Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1143

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Chapter 1143

Lee Han momentarily glanced at his senior.

‘It would be unreasonable to pin this on her, wouldn’t it?’

No matter what, it seemed unreasonable to make them believe that Yukveltire had beaten up Count Bueuyong.

“I did do it, but what I exactly hit was…”

“You are my hero!”

“…”

Whoosh!

The stonemason guild members fought each other to embrace Lee Han. They were so strong that Lee Han was pushed back.

“To beat up Count Bueuyong!”

“I didn’t beat him up, it was confiscation according to proper procedure…”

“Where and how did you hit him? Huh?”

Petty clients were bound to earn resentment from guild members.

And if there was a client who earned even more resentment, it would be a client who refused to pay fair prices and played tricks.

Count Bueuyong was exactly that kind of client.

The capital’s stonemason guild members had been subjected to such daylight robbery by Count Bueuyong several times, and this grudge could only be resolved by something like dismemberment.

“…I punched him in the face as soon as I saw him!”

Lee Han half-gave up and shouted.

What would be the point of explaining to these guild members that it was something he had no choice but to do?

It seemed better to give them the answer they wanted to hear.

“Ooh! You were able to take such bold action because you had secured evidence!”

“…Exactly. How could I have done such a thing without evidence?”

“True. A mage would maintain composure even in moments of anger.”

“…”

“Can’t we talk about beating up Count Bueuyong during the lecture?”

“No matter what, that would be unreasonable. What does that have to do with the lecture?”

“Beating up someone who stole money is such important content.”

The stonemason guild members whispered among themselves. Fortunately, the atmosphere wasn’t bad.

Having successfully concluded the first meeting, Lee Han carefully made a request to them.

“Um, I’d like to consult about the lecture content in advance…”

“Ah. I understand. But I have something I’m curious about.”

“What are you curious about? The damage Count Bueuyong sustained to his organs?”

“Oh. That is curious too. But what I just mentioned wasn’t that, but why Professor Verdus isn’t here and only two students are present.”

“…”

“…”

Lee Han and Yukveltire fell silent simultaneously.

No matter how much they were Einroguard’s 2nd-year top student and 5th-year senior, talking about a professor who went to the punishment room wasn’t easy.

‘Senior. Please do something about this.’

‘H-how should I say…’

Yukveltire couldn’t hide her bewilderment.

How could she express the fact that the professor was in the punishment room in a positive way?

“…This senior here is so capable that she’s taking over the professor’s lecture. You could say it’s an Einroguard tradition.”

It wasn’t a lie.

Originally, the more outstanding students became, the more they shared the professor’s work – that was Einroguard’s tragic reality.

“That’s good.”

Yukveltire nodded with a satisfied expression at her junior’s quick thinking. Lee Han shot her a slightly contemptuous look.

Was now the time to be satisfied?

“I see. I understand. But may I ask one more thing?”

“What are you curious about?”

“The Imperial Princess here is one thing, but why is student Wardanaz, who’s still a 2nd year…?”

“…”

The other stonemason guild members also unconsciously nodded at that question.

Why exactly was a 2nd-year student discussing lecture content with them?

This time Yukveltire spoke up. Since her junior had shown wit, now it was time for her to show something.

“He’s trying to help because he respects me. As a junior from the same school… Ack.”

Yukveltire let out a small scream as her junior stepped on the tip of her shoe.

“Oh. I’m sorry. I twisted my foot.”

“…”

Leaving his senior who was looking at him with suspicious eyes, Lee Han took control of the conversation again.

“According to what I heard from Professor Knighton, in the previous lecture, students directly made models of buildings you all constructed while discussing magic and materials.”

“That’s right. But…”

The capital stonemason guild members suddenly looked suspicious.

Lee Han was flustered by that change in attitude.

Why?

“…We know that Professor Verdus doesn’t freely give out materials needed for lectures. Can you prepare materials to make models?”

“Of course it’s impossible… Ack.”

Yukveltire screamed again as her junior poked her in the ribs.

This time it was definitely not an accident. Yukveltire glared at her junior with teary eyes.

“Of course it’s possible. Just tell me the list and I’ll bring them.”

“??”

Yukveltire forgot her pain and looked puzzled.

How exactly was he going to bring the materials?

* * *

-How did you bring them?

The knights were also puzzled.

Surely he didn’t spend his own money?

The successor did have some pushover tendencies, but even so…

“Well. The thing is.”

Lee Han glanced at Professor Verdus who was beside him.

Naturally, Yukveltire, who wasn’t watching the professor’s reaction, said confidently.

“We brought them from Professor Verdus’s storage.”

“Uuuuup!!!!!”

Professor Verdus shouted “Thief!” but no one paid attention. The knights were impressed.

-Come to think of it, that would work! Why didn’t we think of that?

-Because we’re too honorable.

“…Yes. I asked His Majesty the Inspector and received access to the basement storage of Seongakgwan.”

-Besides lecture materials, did you also take plenty of reagents that the successor could use?

“Uup! Uup!!”

“I didn’t.”

-Oh no, why not!

* * *

“We should go back now and take more…”

“Ah. Please be quiet.”

Lee Han answered his senior, who was noisily chattering behind him, with an irritated voice.

Of course, Lee Han didn’t dislike plundering Professor Verdus either, but there was still a line to be drawn.

If they stripped him clean beyond just lecture materials, even Professor Verdus might go crazy with rage.

…Moreover, Professor Verdus being locked up was, strictly speaking, because Lee Han had reported it, so his conscience pricked him a little.

“The black shadow stone should be enough like this. The salt iron is…”

“The quality is a bit poor, but we can overcome it with magical treatment. One minute will be enough.”

Lee Han was slightly moved by his senior’s words that one minute would be enough to process all the materials in the crate.

‘He’s a perfectly respectable person when he only talks about magic.’

“This tower that controls lightning. If we made a small model, would it be able to control lightning the same way?”

“If you apply the same principles, the effect would be the same. Though the power would be reduced. And anyway, for someone learning, understanding the principles is more important than just copying exactly. To put it extremely, if you can only reproduce magic by copying materials exactly, then you haven’t truly learned it.”

“…!”

After two consecutive statements about magic, this senior suddenly looked like a trustworthy professor.

Lee Han spoke with a voice full of trust.

“Senior. I think you could give the lecture.”

“What are you talking about? I’m supposed to give the lecture anyway, aren’t I?”

“Haha. Right. I must have forgotten.”

With materials and lecture both prepared, there was nothing left to worry about.

Until the Stonemason Guild Members from the capital shouted this.

“Student Wardanaz helped the Kudrin Stonemason Guild build Pocketknife Fortress?! And that was last year when he was a 1st year?!”

“…Could we discuss that story after the lecture ends?”

* * *

-Indeed. The key was making a model of the tower that controls lightning.

The knights summarized simply.

Looking around, the students had each taken plenty of materials and were making models of lightning-controlling towers in their own ways.

The Stonemason Guild Members from the capital looked at them and advised what realistic problems there would be if actually built, while Yukveltire advised on magical problems.

‘It’s so perfect that I almost feel bad about releasing Professor Verdus.’

But since they had come this far, Professor Verdus had to be released. The knights warned the professor.

-If you say anything unnecessary, we’ll send you back to the punishment room.

“Mmmmph.”

-Complaining about wasting storage reagents, being rude to the Stonemason Guild Members, all forbidden… No. Only speak about magic.

“Mmmmph. Mmmmph.”

Professor Verdus nodded as if he understood.

The knights really didn’t want to release him as they removed the gag. The freed Professor Verdus immediately tore into the model right in front of him.

Figuratively, not literally, of course.

“What kind of moronic thinking made you stick lightning induction magic in the center? When thunderstorms hit hard, it’ll backflow immediately and damage the tower!”

“…B-but when there’s less lightning, it’s efficient…”

“Why would you need this kind of tower in a place with little lightning? Are you stupid?”

The 3rd year student looked pitifully at the knights. His face asked if they couldn’t make him shut up again.

The knights shook their heads apologetically. They couldn’t interfere with a magic lecture.

Professor Verdus looked at Yukveltire and asked.

“Why did you let them make it like that?”

Yukveltire, overflowing with pride in her magical skills, naturally got angry.

The 3rd year junior making it like a moron was the junior’s fault, absolutely not Yukveltire’s fault.

“The junior being a moron is the junior’s… Aah.”

“Please think before you speak!”

Lee Han, who had poked her side again, whispered.

The lecture hall atmosphere that had been happy and cheerful just moments ago was already about to split in two.

Students vs Professor Verdus.

At minimum, Yukveltire needed to be on the former side, not go to the latter.

Yukveltire thought she should add an artifact to protect her ribs as she muttered.

“I didn’t say anything wrong at all…”

“Professor. As I just mentioned, this lecture isn’t about making finished products, but about testing principles to understand the magic embedded in architecture. Naturally, there will be many free attempts.”

“Hmph. Stupid is stupid.”

Having been locked up for so long, Professor Verdus’s opinions were much sharper than usual.

He would criticize the students’ magic as he saw it!

Professor Verdus thought this as his eyes flashed. If there was stupid magic, he planned to tear into it immediately.

Overwhelmed by his momentum, the students held their breath and avoided his gaze.

They had forgotten, but Professor Verdus was most frightening when criticizing magic. Since he criticized with a pure heart, the mage on the receiving end felt even more pain.

‘Shouldn’t I hit him once for the students’ sake?’

While the Stonemason Guild Members from the capital worried about the chaotic lecture hall atmosphere, Professor Verdus spotted nearby prey.

“Why is the top part of this tower missing?”

“Ah. I tried applying 【Vible’s Flight Enchantment】. That’s the magic you taught us about airships before, Professor. I thought it would be much more efficient to float part of it in the air rather than above ground for control.”

Lee Han manipulated the upper part of the tower model floating in the air and brought it over.

Seeing his magic perfectly implemented, Professor Verdus closed his mouth with a sour expression.

Someone had taught so persistently that there was nothing to find fault with.

“…Raising and lowering the tower in the air will seriously damage its durability! How will you handle that problem?!”

‘Since when did you care about such problems…!’

The Stonemason Guild Members from the capital clenched their fists.

This mage who would casually suggest building walls and pillars with glass if it implemented his magic was acting like this, making their killing intent surge.

“I anticipated you’d say that, so I prepared 【Jarun’s Inelastic Rubber】 magic too.”

“…It’s perfect! Why is it perfect!”

Professor Verdus got angry at his unnecessarily excellent disciple.

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