Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 155

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Chapter 155

“Aha! Such a misunderstanding!”

After hearing the explanation from Professor Alpen, Lee Han let out a short exclamation.

How could such a misunderstanding happen!

“Isn’t it truly ironic?”

“…Indeed it is!”

“But thanks to that misunderstanding, the students’ skills must have improved even more, so I suppose you could call this a pleasant mistake?”

Lee Han had been concentrating strength in his facial muscles to manage his expression, but the words from the mage from Baldrogard almost made him lose his composure for a moment.

‘Did the other person use mental magic?’

Otherwise, there was no way he could say something so infuriating.

“Hahahaha!”

“Ahahaha!”

“…Hahaha. Hahaha.”

Lee Han laughed along to avoid breaking the harmonious atmosphere.

Behind him, one of his friends asked with a puzzled tone.

“So you’re saying you originally didn’t need to complete everything, but you went through all that hell anyway?”

“Hell? What are you talking about? How can trial and error for learning magic be considered suffering?”

Lee Han spoke firmly to shut his friend’s mouth.

Of course it had been hell, but he couldn’t say it was hell in front of the professors.

The mages nodded in admiration.

“That’s right.”

“Truly admirable, Wardanaz. With that kind of mindset, no wonder you could complete it so quickly. But that separately completed part…”

Lee Han quickly made an excuse.

Even with the same result, it could look different depending on how you phrased it.

“Thanks to Professor giving us the opportunity to solve it ourselves, I was able to complete it temporarily like this.”

A disciple’s way of speaking that tactfully covered the professor’s mistake.

However, Professor Alpen wasn’t someone who cared much about such things.

“Ah… that was a mistake. Sorry about that.”

“…”

* * *

“How was it?”

“Excellent.”

After examining all the magic circles, the mages stepped outside the lecture hall for a moment to talk.

Regardless of Lee Han’s feelings, Professor Alpen couldn’t help but be amazed once again.

Since he naturally hadn’t intended for them to complete everything, there were empty parts in the latter half.

For a new student to solve that with his own wisdom.

Moreover, that light orb.

It seemed to be floating through enchantment magic, but it maintained its form even after several minutes had passed since entering.

“It’s maintaining its form without disappearing even after several minutes have passed. The new student added magic on the spot and connected it to the existing magic circle.”

“Truly remarkable.”

“What a shame. The Empire’s officials need talent like that too…”

At Kendri’s words, Professor Alpen cast a stern look.

“I was joking. Just joking. I know too. Of course we should let him focus on magic.”

“That would be our responsibility and duty, wouldn’t it.”

The two mages looked at each other with meaningful gazes and resolved in low voices.

Let’s help that young genius focus solely on magic!

* * *

“It’s not necessarily bad. The professor evaluated you quite highly.”

“Right. Wardanaz.”

“Yeah. The guests from other places were incredibly surprised too, weren’t they?”

Unlike Lee Han, his friends recovered from the shock quickly.

At first they were surprised by the fact that he had done something unnecessary, but the professor’s praise and the admiration from external guests felt much better.

The sight of people marveling at the completed magic.

Wasn’t this exactly the reward of being a mage?

“It’s not necessarily bad. The professor evaluated you quite highly.”

“???”

“Wardanaz? What’s wrong? You said you understood.”

“It’s not necessarily bad…”

“Wardanaz! Wardanaz! What’s wrong! Are you okay!?”

The Blue Dragon Tower friends grabbed and shook Lee Han with worried expressions.

Only then did Lee Han come to his senses and pull himself together.

‘Right. It’s not bad.’

Hadn’t he joined in work that Asan could have done alone in order to make a good impression on Professor Alpen in the first place?

In a way, it was an overachievement.

No matter how rigid and strict Professor Alpen was, Lee Han’s name would remain somewhat in his memory.

‘Maybe I can get a recommendation letter when I apply for a government position later…’

While Lee Han tried his best to imagine happy thoughts, the Baldrogard students were scheming to somehow find flaws in the magic circle.

“This part seems a bit unrefined, doesn’t it? If it were me, I would have combined these three lines into one for efficiency.”

“But if you did that, mana collision would occur here and mana wouldn’t be supplied to this orb.”

“Damn it! How did he create such a magic circle so quickly? It’s not like he has infinite mana!”

“Shh! How undignified!”

“S-sorry. I almost tarnished Baldrogard’s honor.”

‘What are those guys doing?’

Lee Han wondered as he watched the Baldrogard students whispering among themselves.

The guests were outside talking, so it would inevitably look strange to keep clinging to the magic circle and whispering among themselves.

‘Should I speak to them first? But…’

Lee Han felt reluctant to initiate conversation.

Because…

He had beaten the Baldrogard students far too thoroughly.

While concentrating on not letting Professor Boladi’s outing pass be taken away, he couldn’t hold back his strength.

‘Thinking about it now, I could have gone a bit easier on them.’

If he spoke to them carelessly and a student he had beaten picked a fight, things would become troublesome.

Just then.

Crackle!

“!!”

“What are you doing!”

One friend shouted in a sharp voice, startled.

One of the Baldrogard students had touched the illusion statue positioned in the center, causing it to disappear.

“No… no! I didn’t do it on purpose!”

“What do you mean no! How despicable… is this what they teach at Baldrogard!?”

“No! I said no! This has nothing to do with Baldrogard! It was my mistake!”

The other student was at a loss as his mistake escalated into a situation that would tarnish Baldrogard’s honor.

He looked like he was about to burst into tears at any moment.

Even though they were called seniors, the Baldrogard students were only one year older than the Einrogard students.

It was natural that they lacked the ability to skillfully handle such mistakes.

‘This isn’t good.’

Lee Han thought he should step in.

If the professors or outside guests returned and saw the current situation, they wouldn’t be pleased.

Not only the Baldrogard students who made the mistake, but also the Einrogard students who pushed them too hard could receive a scolding together.

‘No matter how much the other side made a mistake, they’re still guests. Pushing them too hard would actually be worse.’

“You Baldrogard bastards who can go on outings whenever you want!”

“You guys get to play in the city even on holidays!”

The Baldrogard students completely failed to understand the Einrogard students’ anger.

“Wh… what’s wrong with that?”

“What’s wrong with that?! What’s wrong with that!?!?”

“Absolutely unforgivable…!”

“Everyone calm down.”

Lee Han stopped his friends. Even the angry friends suddenly hesitated as if cold water had been poured on them when Lee Han stepped forward.

The Wardanaz family boy had a natural presence about him.

Even someone who had been shouting in heated anger would suddenly come to their senses when they met the cold gaze that the Wardanaz family boy sent their way.

“But Wardanaz. The statue we worked so hard to make is ruined.”

“Without a statue to decorate the center…”

The magic circle would only be complete when light orbs decorated both sides and the illusion statue in the middle displayed its magnificent form.

‘Fixing the magic circle right now would be too much.’

Lee Han examined the damaged magic circle and clicked his tongue.

It had been crushed and mixed up because a Baldrogard student had accidentally stepped on it.

In that case…

“I’ll summon something suitable as a replacement. Don’t worry.”

“?!”

Lee Han brought out the magic he had been forced to learn from Professor Beeble Verdus.

Basic light or fire would have been sufficient, but because Professor Beeble had wanted to summon a dragon made of light as fireworks, this was magic Lee Han had been forced to learn.

It was 【Azirmo Bestowal】.

Among the Empire’s dragons, the famous ones often had their names recorded in history.

One of them was Azirmo.

Since it was a famous dragon that appeared in fairy tales and legends, the Baldrogard students quickly recognized its form.

“It’s Azirmo!”

“To summon that…!”

Not only the Baldrogard students but also the Einrogard students watched Lee Han chant his incantation as if mesmerized.

Pop!

‘Damn. I failed.’

As expected, 【Azirmo Bestowal】 was difficult. Since it required transforming and twisting the form of the light element in various ways, it was on a completely different level from simple 【Light Bestowal】.

“Did you fail…?”

“Fool! If he had failed, he would have taken damage. That’s part of the preparation process.”

“I-I see.”

‘But I did fail.’

Hearing the Baldrogard students’ whispers, Lee Han quickly tried again.

It would be better for everyone if he resolved the situation before the professors came in.

After six attempts, Lee Han succeeded in bestowing Azirmo in the center of the magic circle.

Shiiiiine!

Though it had a completely different appearance from the earlier statue, the dragon’s form was equally beautiful and majestic, leaving all the students speechless.

The Baldrogard student who had made the mistake approached Lee Han with reddened eyes.

“Really… really…”

“You don’t need to say anything.”

Lee Han answered kindly.

Since he had decided to resolve the situation amicably, there was no need to humiliate the other person more than necessary.

Of course, Lee Han did feel anger rising when he heard stories about Baldrogard students going out every weekend to indulge themselves.

But that was that and this was this.

Besides, since he had the original sin of hitting them with water orbs, he should at least be kind like this…

“Thank you so much.”

“?”

“Senior. If we meet outside next time, please visit our family’s manor!”

“…???!”

* * *

Lee Han realized he was receiving a strange misunderstanding, but he couldn’t clear up the misunderstanding.

The professors who had finished their conversation and returned were shocked to see that the magic circle had changed.

Baldrogard’s mage figured out what had happened just by looking at the damaged magic circle and the students’ expressions.

-I’m truly sorry!

-No. Please don’t say that. The students handled it amicably among themselves. Rather, doing this would make the students’ efforts meaningless.

-…Thank you.

Baldrogard’s mage called Lee Han aside to express his gratitude once more.

-I’ve heard much about the Wardanaz Family’s reputation, but I sincerely express my gratitude.

-Not at all, Professor. But it seems the Baldrogard students are misunderstanding me…

-If there are students who fear you just from hearing rumors about the Wardanaz Family, I’ll firmly tell those Empire nobles not to be fooled by such rumors.

-No, that’s not what I meant…

-Ah. I should get going now. Once again, I express my gratitude for your generous response.

-…

“Aren’t those Baldrogard guys a bit annoying?”

At Lee Han’s words, Asan nodded as if he strongly agreed.

“They’re really obnoxious bastards. Going on outings as they please, and breaking magic circles after coming to visit.”

‘Oh no. Is this how magic schools end up hating each other?’

Lee Han came to his senses at Asan’s intense reaction.

Before enrollment, he had thought ‘Why would they have such pointless competitive spirit?’, but after suffering at Einroguard, students from other magic schools had become inexplicably annoying.

This was very irrational behavior.

‘Let me get a grip. I mustn’t fall for the Skeleton Principal’s schemes.’

“Wardanaz! Did you hear!?”

“What?”

“Gainando found an outing pass!!”

“!”

Lee Han’s eyes widened greatly. Asan spoke urgently from beside him.

“Wardanaz! Before someone else takes it, we should…!”

“…”

“…Forget what I just said. That was too dishonorable. I’m ashamed as someone from the Dalcard Family.”

“No. I understand the feeling.”

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