Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 141
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Chapter 141
When an unfamiliar person appeared, Lee Han immediately reacted. His waist bent with disciplined precision.
The fact that he already knew guests from outside would be visiting the school this week played a large part.
‘Must be a mage from outside.’
“Good day to you.”
“Do you know who I am?”
The old mage was puzzled.
Compared to the fame the name Yumidifus carried, few people knew what the elder mage actually looked like.
On the surface, she looked like a kind grandmother, so there was no reason to show such respectful reverence.
“I don’t know. But since you’re a guest from outside, shouldn’t I show proper courtesy?”
“…For such a talented mage, you’re far too polite!”
Yumidifus was surprised.
Usually, mages’ personalities were inversely proportional to their talent.
It was unfortunate, but the reality was that the more talented they were, the more arrogant and conceited they became.
A boy of his caliber wouldn’t have surprised her if he had spat beside her upon meeting and said something like ‘Who are you?’
Moreover, wasn’t he from that Wardanaz Family and learning under Voladi Bagrec?
She naturally expected him to be arrogant and eccentric…
Yumidifus was amazed by Lee Han’s appearance, which was far more courteous than she had thought.
‘How is such a disciple under Voladi Bagrec?’
“You defeated a Rakshasa Hungry Ghost. Weren’t you frightened?”
“I was frightened, but I judged that if I utilized the magic I’ve learned well, I could sufficiently handle it.”
Lee Han gave a textbook answer.
Since he didn’t know the other person’s status, he had to be as careful as possible.
Of course, she was a guest from outside, but he couldn’t know what kind of relationship she had with the Skeleton Principal or Professor Boladi.
Being careful and then careful again wasn’t enough.
“Weren’t you angry at Voladi Bagrec for preparing such a trial?”
Yumidifus was most amazed that Lee Han was calmly maintaining his composure.
The Rakshasa Hungry Ghost was an unexpected situation that even Voladi Bagrec hadn’t anticipated.
Originally, it should have been in the lower dungeon, but somehow it had come up.
If he was still a young mage, getting angry would have been normal.
Even more so for an arrogant mage with that level of talent.
However, Lee Han didn’t act rashly.
‘She has a personal relationship with Professor Boladi!’
Since she didn’t call him professor, they must know each other personally. Lee Han endured once again.
“Not at all. The professor only prepared this to bestow teachings upon me. Where would there be reason to be angry?”
“My word!”
The elder mage let out an exclamation.
‘How did Voladi Bagrec end up with such an undeserved disciple?’
Usually mages either had talent but no character, or character but no talent, yet the boy before him surprisingly possessed both.
He even had enough patience not to complain about Voladi Bagrec’s personality.
“Truly remarkable.”
‘I got through it safely.’
Seeing that the other person seemed satisfied, Lee Han nodded.
Belatedly, Professor Boladi and Professor Garcia appeared from below. Professor Garcia shouted with a worried expression.
“Are you alright, Student Lee Han? Of all things, to encounter a Rakshasa Hungry Ghost…”
If there hadn’t been other people around, he would have cursed Professor Boladi along with Professor Garcia, but there were too many watching eyes.
Lee Han answered hypocritically once again.
“I’m fine, Professor. Professor Boladi calculated everything and prepared it all.”
“The Rakshasa Hungry Ghost wasn’t prepared in advance, it came up from below, Student Lee Han.”
“…Ah.”
Only then did Lee Han realize.
No wonder the magic spells weren’t working!
Curses rose to his throat, but Lee Han maintained his facial muscles and answered.
“I’m fine, Professor. It seems like it was an even better opportunity instead.”
“Student Lee Han…”
Professor Garcia felt sorry for him, not knowing Lee Han’s true feelings.
At times like this, it would be okay to get angry, but it was pitiful that he was too kind.
“Oh right. This person is Sir Yumidifus. You must have heard the name?”
“!”
Lee Han had indeed heard of Yumidifus’s name. Wasn’t he a famous Water Elemental Magic mage in the Empire?
Lee Han bowed once again.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Sir Yumidifus.”
“You show such respect for a name that’s not so remarkable, it’s rather embarrassing.”
“Not at all, Sir Yumidifus.”
“You were rotating a water orb, right?”
Lee Han nodded at the Elder Mage’s question.
“It wasn’t perfect.”
“If you had completely mastered rotation, the other mages here would have broken their staffs in shame. Even that much is truly remarkable.”
Yumidifus fell into thought and pondered before speaking.
“I’ll be staying for a few more days, would you be interested in receiving some simple teachings?”
“!”
Professor Boladi and Yumidifus showed no particular change in expression, but Professor Garcia was shocked alone.
Yumidifus offering to give teachings was absolutely not a light matter.
Yumidifus was someone who wouldn’t give teachings even if ordinary mages knelt and begged for days and nights.
Only mages with gem-like talent could catch Yumidifus’s eye and receive simple teachings. Professor Boladi had been such a case.
But even that was when they first sought teachings themselves.
Yet that Elder Mage was proposing to teach a mere new student who had no achievements yet.
Professor Garcia couldn’t believe it. It was even more frustrating that Professor Boladi remained still without any change in expression.
‘Please accept, Student Lee Han! This is a good opportunity!’
“Thank you, but…”
“?!”
When Lee Han showed signs of hesitation, Professor Garcia was about to die from frustration.
“Is there some reason you want to refuse?”
Yumidifus asked with a puzzled expression. No matter how he thought about it, there was no reason to refuse.
“I’m learning from Professor Boladi, so it wouldn’t be proper to receive teachings from someone else without permission.”
Lee Han was being cautious.
Professors were more petty-minded than one might think. If he said something like ‘Yes, I’ll learn’ in front of them, he could face retaliation in his grades.
Of course, Professor Boladi didn’t seem like that kind of person, but you never know what might happen in this world.
It was better to be careful.
“Hah!”
Yumidifus let out another exclamation. It was a longer exclamation than the previous one.
“It’s always been this way, but the world is truly unfair…”
There was a saying that good fortune follows those who live virtuously, but that was a lie.
If that were true, how could such a morally upright disciple have ended up under someone like Voladi Bagrec?
Yumidifus truly thought so.
“Excuse me?”
“It’s nothing. You’re truly a well-mannered child.”
Yumidifus turned his head to look at Voladi Bagrec.
“You taught him well.”
“Yes.”
“But it’s really not your achievement.”
“??”
Professor Boladi showed a reaction of not understanding the Elder Mage’s words.
Why?
Yumidifus had no intention of explaining to Voladi Bagrec. He went straight to the point.
“I can give him some teachings, right?”
“Yes.”
“So it’s allowed. Then I’ll be counting on you for the next few days.”
The Elder Mage patted Lee Han’s shoulder, then turned around and left.
Sensing something strange in their conversation, Lee Han asked Professor Garcia.
“What kind of relationship does Yumidifus have with Professor Bagrek?”
“Professor Bagrek once studied under Yumidifus.”
“…”
Upon hearing the answer, Lee Han’s face turned paler than the darkness of the dungeon.
* * *
Professor Boladi slowly spoke to Lee Han, who was cursing his own choice.
“Well done.”
“…Thank you.”
Lee Han forcibly held back the words ‘you bastard professor’ that almost came out after his response.
To call that well done when he hadn’t even noticed the Rakshasa Hungry Ghost climbing up…
“Oh. Professor. There was a magical artifact interfering with lightning magic earlier.”
“I placed it there.”
“…I see.”
To think he had installed a magical artifact that interfered with lightning magic to make him focus on water magic.
Lee Han trembled with emotion at the professor’s meticulous consideration.
“Your multi-attribute control was almost perfect. You’ll get used to it after fighting a few more times.”
“Yes… I understand.”
Now Lee Han was fine with Agwi-level opponents. He was confident he could prepare somehow and fight them.
“Next time with the Rakshasa Hungry Ghost, I’ll need to make sure other monsters can’t interfere.”
“Thank y… Wait a moment. Professor.”
“?”
“Next time with the Rakshasa Hungry Ghost… shouldn’t it be Agwi?”
“Agwi pose no threat to you.”
Professor Boladi looked at Lee Han as if asking what he was talking about.
One needed to feel threatened for magical skills to improve rapidly, and ordinary Agwi were no longer threatening to Lee Han.
He would have to go down to where the Rakshasa Hungry Ghosts appeared.
“…Next time I’ll fight without using magic.”
Feeling threatened, Lee Han attempted to resist, but Professor Boladi shook his head.
“Even if you dispel other enhancement magic, it would be the same. Agwi won’t be helpful.”
“…I see.”
Professor Boladi hesitated before speaking.
“I misjudged.”
“Pardon?”
“Try challenging the rotation property.”
Professor Boladi had thought Lee Han was being too hasty and tried to make him get familiar with other attributes first.
But watching today’s fight changed his mind.
A truly talented mage wouldn’t stop diving into unknown territory just because someone tried to prevent them.
Seeing Lee Han attempt rotation while performing multiple control made this even more apparent.
As a master, one shouldn’t rashly block a disciple’s path forward.
Professor Boladi had gained another insight into teaching.
As the professor looked at him silently with a pale face and nodded encouragingly, Lee Han thought:
‘Should I really punch him once and go to the punishment room?’
Who was it that made him attempt the rotation property in the first place…
* * *
“Professor.”
“What’s wrong?”
After the lecture ended, Lee Han couldn’t say his usual farewell to Professor Boladi.
He had come up from underground with Professor Boladi and ended up participating in the festival stalls in front of the main building.
Standing together in the modest space that seemed to have been assigned to the professor, Lee Han already wanted to go back to the dormitory.
It was already tiresome enough during lecture time, but during break time too?
“Another student is… Hmm. Never mind.”
Lee Han, who was about to ask ‘Can’t you get another student to do this?’, quickly realized.
Come to think of it, Lee Han was the only one attending Professor Boladi’s lectures.
“Are you also hosting an event, Professor?”
“That’s right.”
“Do you like festivals?”
“No.”
“Then why?”
“Gonadaltes.”
“Ah.”
Lee Han quickly grasped the situation from Professor Boladi’s brief answer.
Indeed, Professor Boladi wasn’t even a priest, so there was no way he would dedicate himself to running a festival for the students’ enjoyment.
‘That evil principal. He’s definitely doing this to torment him.’
In fact, it was His Imperial Majesty’s order, but Lee Han didn’t know that much.
“So what should we do?”
Lee Han looked to the left.
Priests wearing gloves were baking sweet treats for the new students.
Lee Han looked to the right.
Priests dressed in colorful costumes were performing a play.
‘This is way too disadvantageous?’
No matter how he thought about it, any sane person would go left or right rather than visit Professor Boladi’s stall…
But they couldn’t just do nothing. They had to at least pretend to try.
‘At least it’s not related to grades.’
Professor Boladi pulled out a ticket from his pocket. Lee Han’s eyes widened.
Surprisingly, it was an outing pass!
“I’ll give this to the winner.”
“Pro… Professor.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Can I receive that too?”
“There’s only one.”
“If it’s left over after everything ends…?”
“Do you need it?”
Professor Boladi looked at Lee Han with an expression that said ‘why would you want to go outside?’
Lee Han nodded his head seriously.
“Yes.”
“Understood. I’ll give it to you.”
“…”
Lee Han’s eyes blazed with fire.
Whatever it took, he couldn’t let the customer have that.
‘I’ll defend it with my life.’
“Professor. What’s the event?”
Professor Boladi pointed upward with his finger. Lee Han raised his head.
New words had appeared on top of the tent at some point.
-【Water Orb Dodging】.
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