Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 146

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Chapter 146

Lee Han was displeased but not surprised.

He had expected this to some degree.

If they just let a student who hadn’t finished their quota rest peacefully, that wouldn’t be a professor.

“I understand.”

Haha. Don’t misunderstand that I’m tormenting you.

“Haha. Of course.”

The Skeleton Principal cast a gaze filled with subtle expectation at Lee Han, as if wanting him to talk back, but Lee Han didn’t fall for it.

“But Professor Verdus is… is he originally like that?”

Yes. Professor Verdus is… originally somewhat like that.

The two understood each other without needing to be specific.

You should have done things moderately, why did you work so hard and catch Professor Verdus’s eye like that… tsk tsk.

“?”

Lee Han hesitated.

The Skeleton Principal’s words were strangely complex.

“Setting aside that I couldn’t do things moderately in that situation, I didn’t particularly catch the Professor’s eye.”

From Lee Han’s perspective, Professor Verdus didn’t evaluate Lee Han that highly.

Even during the enchantment magic, he had continuously made criticisms and complaints.

-You failed? Why is that? Oh my. It’s not difficult…

-Is your talent too lacking?

-Failing like this… really… it’s regrettable… I feel sorry…

-Your talent compared to your passion…

It was fortunate that it was Lee Han who could listen to whatever the professors said with one ear and let it out the other, because if it had been another new student, it wouldn’t have been strange for them to seriously grab him by the collar.

That much means he likes you tremendously. Professor Verdus doesn’t even take good care of his disciples.

“Don’t all of you do that…”

What did you say?

“It’s nothing.”

Lee Han pondered the Skeleton Principal’s words carefully.

Professor Beeble was somewhat eccentric, but he didn’t seem like the type who would forcibly drag Lee Han away to teach him like Bol… no, like other professors.

Moreover, he didn’t seem to have high expectations for Lee Han’s talent either.

‘Earlier he was just being that way because I listened well, but if I said I wouldn’t do it, he’d probably understand.’

You’re going to have quite a tough time during this festival week.

The Skeleton Principal said mischievously.

Professor Boladi’s tent had to be operated for several more days, and the Skeleton Principal’s magic fireworks hadn’t even been made yet…

‘Wait. Professor Alpen’s magic circle completion isn’t finished yet either.’

Lee Han counted on his fingers and calculated. No matter how he thought about it, it was too much.

Will there be time?

“But… it seems physically impossible for me time-wise.”

exaggerating. Still, as a student, wouldn’t preparing for a festival be more fun than attending classes?

“I think I’d rather just have classes…”

Lee Han, who had been speaking, suddenly felt something strange and hesitated.

“Aren’t you attending classes?”

I told them to rest during the festival. Aren’t you grateful?

“I am grateful, but… uh… Professor Boladi held a lecture though?”

Did he?

The Skeleton Principal was puzzled.

Then he spoke as if it was nothing.

Well, that could happen.

“…”

Lee Han didn’t know whether he should visit Professor Boladi first or the Skeleton Principal first after graduation.

* * *

For the spring festival, the Blue Dragon Tower common room was full of spring atmosphere.

Friends hung wildflowers they had picked from the fields here and there, and wrote about fun events on the blackboard.

Gainando wore a pointed hat made by a priest and munched on thin biscuits with cream that a confectioner from outside had given as a gift.

“Gainando! Catch this!”

“Hmph! As if I would catch it!”

When a friend who entered from behind threw a crude straw doll, Gainando hurriedly rolled his body to the side to dodge it.

It was one of the events often held during spring festivals, an event where you throw a doll containing misfortune.

The belief was that if another person caught it, your misfortune would go to that person for one season.

“Too late! How stupid!”

“Ah, no!”

Another friend who had been waiting quickly threw the doll at Gainando. Gainando caught the doll and looked tearful.

“Someone else! Someone else come out!”

However, the friends in the common room had already seen Gainando catch the doll and finished preparing.

Seeing friends hiding behind furniture or waiting with both hands behind their backs, Gainando accused them by pointing.

“Cowards! You’re being cowardly!”

“Any means and methods are allowed during the spring festival, Gainando.”

Just then, the common room door opened and someone entered.

Gainando’s face brightened as he turned the straw doll behind his back. He planned to catch the other person off guard and then throw it.

Creak.

Lee Han opened the door and entered with the most tired face in the world.

The intense evening glow as the sun set made the shadows cast on Lee Han’s face even deeper.

“…”

“…”

The Blue Dragon Tower friends who had been excited just moments ago suddenly felt sorry for no reason.

Several students quietly pushed aside the toys they had been playing with just moments before.

Asan, who had been doodling on the blackboard, unconsciously flipped the blackboard around.

The Imperial Princess, who had been playing chess with a follower, grabbed a nearby student and made them sit in front of the chess board while pretending to read a book herself.

The tired face of the friend who had always prepared meals for them had an intense power that made all the Blue Dragon Tower students feel ashamed and sorry.

“Why is everyone acting like this? Is it because of me?”

Lee Han wondered.

“You don’t need to worry about me, so just play as you normally do. I don’t know why you’re all acting so strangely considerate.”

“R-right?”

“Haha. I don’t know either.”

The friends quietly brought out the toys they had put away. Asan flipped the blackboard back around. The Imperial Princess put away her book and grabbed the chess pieces again.

Gainando approached Lee Han with gleaming eyes. The doll hidden behind his back swayed back and forth.

“Lee Han…”

“Hey, you cowardly and despicable bastard!”

“How can you call yourself human after doing that?!”

Two Blue Dragon Tower students rushed over to Gainando, grabbed both his arms, and dragged him away.

If they were human, they couldn’t possibly give a straw doll to Wardanaz when he was so exhausted.

“Let go of this! Let go, I said! Didn’t you say all means and methods were allowed!”

“Be quiet!”

Watching Gainando being dragged away, Lee Han collapsed onto the sofa with a thud.

He was so utterly exhausted that he didn’t even have the energy to ask why Gainando was acting like that.

“Did everyone enjoy the festival?”

“Of course, Wardanaz. What did you do?”

“I ran Professor Boladi’s tent, and after that I was locked up in the workshop making magic fireworks at the Skeleton Principal’s request.”

“…Hey. Put away the toys. Put them away.”

After hearing Lee Han’s words, his friends hurriedly tried to put away the toys they had brought from the festival.

Lee Han waved his hands dismissively to stop them.

“It’s fine, I said… And everyone be careful when the Principal sets off the magic fireworks. Don’t get too close.”

“Why?”

Gainando, who had been confiscated of his straw doll by his friends, asked in confusion.

“Just do it when I tell you to, you bastard.”

“What did I do wrong…!”

Gainando felt wronged.

Of course, he had been scheming to throw a straw doll at the tired Lee Han…!

The red-haired girl handed him a tin cup with warm steam rising from it.

A small note was attached to it.

-Free! (If you ask about the price, it’s Gainando)

“…Thanks, Yoner.”

“Don’t mention something like this.”

“…Have I been too obsessed with prices?”

Lee Han suddenly felt a bit concerned and asked Yoner. Yoner played innocent.

“Not really?”

The hot coffee loaded with sugar helped him regain some of his senses.

Lee Han asked his friends.

“What did you all do at today’s festival?”

“I helped Professor Thunderstep. He held an event where people made and tried various potions, and the guests from outside seemed to enjoy it too.”

“I see… If I ever go into business later, I might want to hold events like this regularly…”

“Lee Han. You might have been born for gold coins.”

Yoner was moved by Lee Han, who came up with such fiery business ideas even while collapsed from exhaustion.

“I was standing in line to get sweets earlier. A pastry maker from outside had come in.”

“Is that allowed?”

“I heard they got permission to enter? I think the priests called them.”

“As expected of the priests…”

The students murmured among themselves in admiration.

In this land abandoned even by the professors, only the priests could be trusted.

“And there were quite a lot of guests from outside, weren’t there? I saw people from other schools earlier.”

“What? Really? Where?”

“I don’t know which school since I couldn’t talk to them… It wasn’t the right atmosphere to ask. They were walking around with nosebleeds streaming down.”

“Oh. Really? I also saw White Tiger Tower students walking around with nosebleeds earlier. What’s that about?”

Lee Han, who was lying down, warned his friends.

“Right. Don’t go near Professor Boladi’s tent either.”

“Why?”

Gainando asked without much thought.

“Just don’t when I tell you not to, you bastard.”

“Why do you keep bullying Wardanaz!”

“Ah… No!”

Gainando felt doubly wronged by his friends’ scolding.

He could be curious!

“Speaking of magic fireworks since Wardanaz mentioned them, didn’t the Principal say he would hold a magic fireworks event?”

“I heard he said he’d do something else besides magic fireworks… I’m suddenly getting a bad feeling.”

“But everything the Principal does has always been suspicious.”

“True. Should we avoid all the events?”

Lee Han lay there listening to his friends chatter.

‘I didn’t know so many guests would come from outside. What a shame.’

If he had known, he would have tried to use this to attempt an escape…

It was truly regrettable.

‘But it’s not over yet.’

Just as Lee Han’s business with Professor Boladi, the Skeleton Principal, and various other matters wasn’t finished yet, the spring festival had only just begun today.

He would make maximum contact with the guests from outside in the remaining time to find a way to escape!

…Of course, he’d have to run Professor Boladi’s tent, make the Skeleton Principal’s magic fireworks, complete Professor Alpen’s magic circle, and contact them in his spare time, but anyway…

“Lee Han.”

When Lee Han finished his coffee, Yoner whispered in a low voice. He seemed to be careful not to let the other friends hear.

“What’s wrong? Is there something to beat Gainando for?”

“No. It’s not that…”

Yoner took out a potion bottle. Then he spoke with a serious expression.

“Don’t be surprised by what I’m about to tell you.”

“Alright.”

“…That horse, it might actually be a real griffin.”

“I see.”

“You’re not surprised?”

“At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if Gainando turned out to be a kraken. Yoner. Let’s go.”

Lee Han stood up from his seat.

Regardless of his fatigue, this was something he had to check directly.

* * *

After hearing Lee Han’s words, Yoner half-doubtingly asked the priests of the Pleming Order.

As a result, an astonishing truth was revealed.

…The potion that Ponrig in the stables had drunk wasn’t an animal transformation potion, but a curse breaking potion.

“But Lee Han… even so, Professor Lightningstep? That doesn’t make sense.”

“Yoner. Don’t trust the professors. No, don’t trust anyone at this school.”

Lee Han spoke seriously. Yoner nodded.

If that horse really was a griffin, Yoner felt like he wouldn’t be able to trust any professor.

-Bark.

Sharkan, who had followed Lee Han out, barked from beside him. Though Lee Han couldn’t speak leopard language, he felt like he knew what Sharkan was saying.

‘He’s probably saying something like “What did I tell you?”‘

Lee Han apologetically petted Sharkan. He felt even more sorry because he hadn’t been able to pay attention to him due to the festival.

When they arrived at the stables like that, the door opened with a creaking sound.

And Lee Han and Yoner made eye contact with someone coming out from inside the stables.

It was a person whose entire body and face were covered with black cloth.

“…It’s not Ratford! Yoner! It’s a thief!”

“!!!”

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