Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 128

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Chapter 128

In fact, from the summoned creatures’ perspective, that Wardanaz Family Boy didn’t seem particularly selfish…

But if they said the wrong thing when their master was thoroughly irritated, they could end up being sent to the Magic School Main Building Underground 17th Floor to do menial tasks for about a hundred years while waiting for intruders who would never come.

The summoned creatures had no choice but to express agreement.

-Indeed, he is selfish.

-He stole the learning opportunity from other students. Master.

-What a wicked fellow.

I really don’t understand why he acts like that. It’s not like I taught him to be that way.

Despite the summoned creatures’ flattery, the Skeleton Principal grumbled as if his anger hadn’t fully subsided.

The Skeleton Principal simply couldn’t understand it.

Looking at Lee Han’s behavior, it was quite similar to the Skeleton Principal’s own younger days.

Clever, gutsy, and knowing how to hide himself to get what he wanted.

But why on earth did he help students from other towers?

It was truly an incomprehensible habit.

* * *

While the Skeleton Principal was making very rude comparisons, Lee Han was concentrating with all his might.

The experience of facing undead charging through pitch-black darkness was frankly something that made one wonder if new students at a magic school really needed to go through it.

They weren’t adventurers or mercenaries, so why should they have to experience such things?

“Light!”

However, the students on site weren’t given time for such contemplation.

When the light source magic cast by other friends disappeared, Lee Han didn’t hesitate to cast light magic.

Asan shouted in alarm.

“Wardanaz, it’s dangerous…”

No matter how much mana Lee Han had, he’d been continuously using magic since inside the dormitory, and now he even had water orbs floating around.

Using light magic on top of that, even for Lee Han…

“Light, light, light! Heat, distort the air! What’s wrong, Asan?”

“…It’s nothing!”

He’s my friend, but he’s really amazing!

Asan thought this as he swung his staff.

When Lee Han summoned illusions mixed with heat, mirage-like duplicates appeared around them.

The skeleton warriors couldn’t tell which of those illusions was real, and their encirclement momentarily became confused.

“This way!”

The Phoenix Tower Students felt dizzy seeing Lee Han running toward them with spheres of light floating behind him.

His appearance radiating a halo in the darkness felt like that of a saint.

“Lord Wardanaz!”

“Run!”

“Lord Wardanaz…!”

“Run!”

“Lord Wardanaz is really…”

Thwack!

Lee Han swung his staff and struck one of the priests on the back.

“I said run, you bastard! Do you want to get hit?”

“S-sorry.”

The priest student who had been entranced by the radiance emanating from the darkness came to his senses after being hit.

He’s not a saint, he’s Wardanaz!

“Run inside! Take shelter behind the barricade!”

Lee Han launched his remaining Water Orbs to knock down the pursuing Skeleton Warriors.

‘This will work!’

Seeing the scattered undead, it seemed he could evacuate the priests with plenty of time to spare.

At that moment, Asan collapsed.

“Gah…!”

“!”

Lee Han felt the wave of mana passing by his side and realized what had happened.

‘Curse Magic!’

Asan clutched his left leg as if it had been paralyzed and struggled.

“Rat… there’s a rat…”

“Wardanaz, what do we do?!”

“I’ll take Asan. Get inside!”

Lee Han lifted Asan and hoisted him onto one shoulder.

Despite suffering from the Left Leg Paralysis Curse, Asan was moved to tears.

“Wardanaz…!”

Where else could you find a friend who wouldn’t abandon you in such a situation?

Wardanaz was truly an honorable friend.

Whoosh!

Another curse magic flew toward them. Lee Han quickly positioned Asan in front to block it.

“Gah! Wardanaz! Kehehehe!”

Asan understood logically.

That Lee Han couldn’t react agilely while carrying him.

But once he became a shield and got hit by the Tickling Curse, he couldn’t think about such things.

“Why are you ahahahahaha!”

“Sorry, Asan.”

Thanks to Asan’s sacrifice, Lee Han was able to locate the enemy.

Among the Skeleton Warriors, there was one holding a Bone Staff, emanating the dense negative mana characteristic of undead.

It probably thought Lee Han wouldn’t be able to find it since it was hidden in the darkness among the Skeleton Warriors, but that was a different story for Lee Han.

Having cast curses twice, it was practically shouting to be caught.

“Flash!”

Lee Han’s incantation erupted and a bolt of lightning shot toward the Skeleton Shaman.

The Skeleton Shaman creaked in panic, but fortunately for the shaman, it had other warriors.

Crack!

The Skeleton Warriors sensed danger and blocked with their bodies. Bones scattered and the attack was stopped.

‘Damn.’

Who would have thought he’d experience firsthand the saying that it’s not easy to attack a mage protected by warriors.

There was no good way to break through the Skeleton Warriors and land an effective hit on the shaman.

Clatter!

This time the Skeleton Warriors charged at Lee Han. Not to defeat Lee Han.

To prevent Lee Han from dodging while the Skeleton Shaman cast magic!

Whoosh!

Like before, curse magic struck Lee Han along with waves of mana.

The Skeleton Warriors seemed to think Lee Han would fall and were very pleased.

Thud!

“These annoying bastards…”

-?!

However, instead of collapsing paralyzed, Lee Han energetically finished off the remaining Skeleton Warriors.

Amazingly, despite taking the curse head-on, it had no effect whatsoever.

His overwhelming mana prevented most curses from even penetrating.

“Magic Missile!”

“Burn!”

“Wardanaz! We came to help!”

It wasn’t only the skeletons who had friends. Lee Han had friends too.

As the exhausted Phoenix Tower students entered the barricade and things became easier, the remaining friends came out to help Lee Han.

Fist-sized spheres of mana shot out and sparks flew over the skeletons.

Among them, one Phoenix Tower student fought well enough to catch Lee Han’s attention.

“Fire Bolt!”

Seeing him handle the 2nd Circle magic 【Fire Bolt】, he clearly had talent for fire magic.

‘Fire Spirit mixed blood?’

Perhaps someone in his lineage had contracted with a Fire Spirit – the Phoenix Tower priest’s hair and eyes flickered and burned faintly.

“Already using 2nd Circle fire magic…”

“Uhahahaha! Good shot. Uhahahaha!”

“Envious.”

“????”

Asan, still laughing from the curse, was confused by Lee Han’s words while laughing.

‘Why are you, Wardanaz, envious of that?’

Lee Han, who used several much more powerful spells, was envious of magic that just shot some fire.

Asan couldn’t understand it.

“Lord Wardanaz. Thank you. Thanks to you, all our comrades could get inside.”

“That’s what I should say. Thanks to you, we defeated the shaman.”

Lee Han reached out his hand to shake hands with the priest. Before the priest could pull his hand back, Lee Han had already grabbed the other person’s hand.

“…!”

Only then did Lee Han realize that the other person’s hand was blazing with fire.

‘Not dangerous… though.’

Lee Han, who had been startled, let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the flames didn’t hurt Lee Han’s hand.

“It was just fire that blazes on the surface but is safe.”

“…N-no, but…”

“?!”

Lee Han panicked and hastily pulled his hand away. Only then did he feel some heat.

‘What?’

The other person’s flames weren’t safe.

Lee Han had unconsciously released mana from his palm to resist the flames.

It was only because he had protected himself like when he hugged and rolled around with Burning Puppy before, otherwise…

“Are you really alright? If you’re injured…”

“Ah. I’m fine. Sorry for acting rashly.”

“What’s there to be sorry about.”

The priest introduced himself.

Nigisol, a priest of the Afha Sect that worships fire.

As Lee Han had expected, he was a priest whose blood was mixed from contracting with a Fire Spirit generations ago.

“Thank you once again for helping. If you ever need help, just say the word.”

Lee Han rated very highly the back of the priest who turned and walked away after finishing his thanks.

In the world, there were many bad people who would blame Lee Han even when he helped them, like white tigers… no, but Nigisor Priest was very polite.

‘He’s a good person.’

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“You mean Nigisor Priest?”

“He seemed like a good person.”

Lee Han, who met Tiziling Priest inside the barricade, talked about Nigisol.

Both how he helped with Fire Magic earlier and how he doesn’t forget favors…

Are all priests really good people?

“I think it would be better if you didn’t get close to him…”

“?!”

Lee Han was surprised by Tiziling Priest’s words.

Who was Tiziling?

Wasn’t she a priest with such good character that she was among the best even in Phoenix Tower?

For such a priest to say something like that.

“Did Nigisor Priest cause some problem in the tower?”

“That’s not it, but…”

Priest Siana, who had been distributing recovery potions to the exhausted priests, spotted Lee Han and approached him with delight.

“Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family, the insightful observer and understander of alchemy!”

“Priest Siana, the brilliant rising star talent of the Fleming Order! Every time I see you, your outstanding alchemical abilities never fail to amaze me.”

“…”

Tijiling looked at their exchange with bewilderment.

Their skill at praising each other was no less than an imperial social party.

Lee Han asked out of curiosity.

“By the way, Priest Siana. Has Priest Nigisor ever caused any problems in the tower?”

“There’s never been such a thing?”

“I see. I received help from Priest Nigisor earlier, and he fought really well and was quite reliable.”

“I see. But I think it would be better if you didn’t get too close to him.”

“?!”

When both said this, Lee Han was confused.

‘Priest Tijiling… probably won’t tell me since it’s gossiping about others.’

Lee Han decided to interrogate Priest Siana.

“The most excellent alchemist Si…”

“The undead are fleeing!!!”

“Dawn is breaking! Dawn is breaking!”

In the distance, with the dawn, skeleton warriors were fleeing beyond the barricade.

The students, regardless of their tower, suddenly felt their eyes welling up.

“…Everyone worked hard.”

“You too!”

Everywhere, students hugged each other, shook hands, and praised one another.

They had fought as comrades in this merciless magic school without blood or tears.

Gainando, with his heart swelling with emotion, tried to rush out beyond the barricade and shout.

“We won…”

“Wait.”

“?!”

Lee Han grabbed Gainando by the back of his neck.

“Sharkan. Go out first and take a look.”

Sharkan barked once and then rushed out beyond the barricade.

Then skeleton warriors who had been hiding close to the barricade fled while hurling curses.

“…”

“…”

The students trembled with rage at the sight.

To set up a trap like that until the very end.

Really disgustingly underhanded!

* * *

What a dirty, petty trick.

The Skeleton Principal grumbled irritably.

He was truly an amazingly cunning fellow.

Really, next time I should separate him and set traps or something…

The sun was rising mercilessly.

The Skeleton Principal sighed and delivered the news.

Perfect score.

“Thank you.”

Lee Han bowed his head as the representative at the front. Then he thought.

‘As expected, saving the Phoenix Tower students made a big difference.’

‘That bastard could get a perfect score on his own, so why does he help the other bastards too? Is he deliberately doing this to provoke me? What a bold fellow…’

Master and disciple warmly concluded the exam.

While thinking completely different thoughts!

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