Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 17
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Chapter 017
‘Amazing!’
When Professor Ingoldel saw Lee Han kick dirt with his foot and scatter it at Durgyu’s face, her first thought was admiration.
-Don’t be picky about means and methods. There is only life and death.
Nobles who learned swordsmanship for dignity and refinement looked down on undignified methods, but swordsmen who wielded their swords risking their lives in real combat only valued victory.
From that perspective, Lee Han kicking dirt was not bad at all. Rather, it was good.
Moreover, what should be rated even higher was the situation itself where students of the same age were all watching.
At most around mid-teens. An age full of hot blood and strong pride.
Not only nobles but knights also disliked using cowardly methods.
Most students couldn’t use such methods even if they knew them because of their petty pride.
But Lee Han kicked dirt without hesitating for even a second.
Even though he was from the most noble Great Noble House here by family lineage!
It was something only a swordsman who instinctively knew what swordsmanship was and was ready to sacrifice everything for that swordsmanship could do.
“Kraaak!”
Durgyu must not have expected it as he spat out curses.
Dirt got into his eyes, nose, and mouth, making his mind hazy.
‘Damn it! To fall for such a cheap trick!?’
Durgyu was angrier at himself for being careless than at his opponent who used cowardly methods.
When learning swordsmanship at his family, he had been told several times that such situations could arise!
He had arbitrarily assumed that his opponent, being from a noble Great Noble House, would use precise swordsmanship as if measured with a ruler.
‘End this quickly!’
Lee Han stepped forward and charged at Durgyu whose stance had crumbled.
Lee Han had also trained in swordsmanship for quite a long time, but Durgyu was likewise someone who had trained for a long time.
Perhaps he had trained even harder and more harshly than Lee Han. You could tell just by looking at his stance.
In a proper confrontation, even Lee Han himself didn’t know whether he or Durgyu would win.
Then?
He had to create a situation where he could win.
…Of course, Alarlong hadn’t taught him this dirt-kicking technique.
Thanks to this, Alarlong was unknowingly receiving admiration from Professor Ingoldel.
‘To teach even such things, his master must surely be a ruthless person!’
“Krgh… Damn it!”
“!”
Durgyu kicked the ground hard with his foot, then somersaulted in the air and flew backward.
There was no stance or anything. Due to hastily creating distance, Durgyu lost his balance, fell, and rolled backward.
“…”
“…”
Lee Han also hadn’t expected his opponent to throw his body backward and roll around.
‘What’s with this guy fighting so desperately…? Well, I did throw dirt at him.’
Being from a knight family, he hadn’t thought he would roll around on the dirt ground…
Everyone seemed shocked as the cheering sounds stopped and it became quiet.
Only Professor Ingoldel clapped alone.
“Excellent, young students!”
“…”
“…”
Durgyu wiped the dirt from his face with his sleeve. Though his face became somewhat clean, his whole body was a mess from rolling on the dirt.
But thanks to that, his eyes had become even more fierce.
Lee Han clicked his tongue.
‘Still, it wasn’t without gain.’
His opponent must have gotten somewhat angry from getting dirt in his face and rolling on the ground.
In fights, the person who gets angry usually makes mistakes.
When both sides were evenly matched, you had to engage in psychological warfare like this.
“Kraaah!”
Durgyu shouted and charged forward.
* * *
‘They really fight well!’
Professor Ingoldel was amazed once again.
If earlier she was amazed at the attitude of the two students who didn’t discriminate between means and methods, now her amazement was pure admiration for their swordsmanship.
She had thought they were among the most outstanding of the current new students, but to think they were this good.
First, Durgyu of the Choi Family was magnificently demonstrating the High Mountain Moon Sword.
True to being a swift sword, his wooden sword made swishing sounds as it stabbed at Lee Han in a fast and light rhythm.
Normally, the movements should have slowed down with each stab and withdrawal, but Durgyu maintained that speed without slowing down.
This was possible because he was infusing even a little mana into his sword.
It would be hard to block even just the stabbing attacks, but each sword form had mana infused into it.
It was an excessively harsh attack for a new student.
However, Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family was no pushover either.
Thunk.
“!”
Thunk.
“!!”
Thunk-
“!!!!”
The more he attacked, the more Durgyu’s expression became colored with impatience and frustration.
Durgyu was stepping quickly and without stopping to avoid being counterattacked by his opponent.
When attacking, he tensed all his body muscles and thrust forward as if throwing.
Otherwise, his sword wouldn’t gain speed.
Flashy and fast attacks were possible, but the stamina consumption was severe. Durgyu already felt out of breath.
But…
His opponent was like a rock, staying still with minimal movement, then when thrusts came in, he would just thunk, thunk deflect them to the side.
As if he could see all the attacks.
‘Damn it!’
Durgyu felt like he was stabbing a rock with a needle.
Even if his opponent predicted the attacks, to think he could deflect them so easily.
‘Is the power in my thrusts insufficient? Why isn’t my opponent getting tired!’
Durgyu screamed internally.
And at that moment, Lee Han was thinking something similar.
‘This guy looks like he’s about to pass out, so why won’t he stop?’
The Blue Rock Sword that Lee Han learned was heavy sword-style swordsmanship that was heavy and strong.
Even trying to land one hit on Durgyu, it wasn’t easy because Durgyu was moving back and forth like crazy.
Fortunately, Lee Han had the advantage in terms of stamina over his opponent.
His opponent was excited, had rolled on the ground, had much more intense movements, and most importantly…
Lee Han didn’t get tired from infusing a bit of mana when swinging his sword.
The mana he became aware of after starting to learn magic was surprising even to Lee Han himself.
…I think I’ve been infusing quite a lot of mana into my sword for quite a long time, so why am I not getting tired?
But even though Lee Han was in an advantageous situation, he wasn’t relaxed.
Honestly, Durgyu’s attacks were quite fierce.
Each time he deflected an attack, there was such heavy force behind it that his spine went cold.
It was a wooden sword, but if this had been a real sword, even a graze would have sliced through his collar.
From the outside, it looked like Lee Han was deflecting with relaxed, short movements, but Lee Han himself was putting his heart and soul into the defense.
“Huff…!”
And in the end, it was Durgyu who collapsed first.
He had endured holding his breath and ignored his muscles screaming throughout his body, but Durgyu was shaken mentally first.
It was because his opponent seemed too unshakeable.
That bastard from the Wardanaz Family blocking attacks with an expressionless face as if it was nothing!
Meeting those eyes, Durgyu fell into the illusion that he was already dancing in his opponent’s palm.
‘How unfortunate.’
Professor Ingoldel felt sorry inwardly.
Although Durgyu had collapsed first, Lee Han was also quite pressed.
That’s how fierce Durgyu’s attacks had been.
If he had known that, Durgyu could have squeezed out more strength.
However, Durgyu overestimated his opponent and collapsed on his own.
It was an unavoidable mistake due to his youth.
Moreover, Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family was already radiating the cold and intimidating atmosphere characteristic of great nobles.
A handsome man who wouldn’t bleed even if pricked with a needle had various advantages in swordsmanship too.
Whack!
As Durgyu collapsed, Wardanaz immediately swung his wooden sword to knock away his opponent’s sword and stopped his blade just before the throat.
“Stop! Wardanaz wins.”
Professor Ingoldel spoke gently but firmly. His will to not allow any further fighting was contained in those words.
The White Tiger Tower students let out sighs of disbelief.
Durgyu, the best among them, had lost!
“This is ridiculous!”
“It’s because he threw dirt…”
“Durgyu rolled on the ground too.”
“So what, you bastard. Are you saying it’s Durgyu’s fault?”
“Ah… no. Sorry.”
Professor Ingoldel ignored the murmuring students and spoke.
“Today, both students showed truly excellent swordsmanship. Winning today doesn’t mean you’ll always win, and losing today doesn’t mean you’ll always lose. The victor should be humble, and the defeated should strive harder so both can improve. Greet each other.”
Lee Han extended his hand while looking at his opponent.
Honestly, Lee Han expected his opponent to glare, spit, squeeze his hand hard, or pull some other bullshit.
Seeing how he had picked a fight when Lee Han came to attend the lecture, his temper was no ordinary thing, and he had been broken in swordsmanship, which he took the most pride in.
‘If he attacks with his fists, I’ll collapse his lower body with a low kick and immediately counter.’
Lee Han narrowed his eyes and watched his opponent, preparing for any possible surprise attack.
Even though Professor Ingoldel was nearby, hadn’t he learned before and newly learned at this school that professors were fundamentally untrustworthy?
“…It was a good fight. I apologize for misjudging and disrespecting you. You’re fully qualified to attend this lecture.”
“!”
However, the orc honestly apologized.
Lee Han checked to see if ‘this bastard is trying to catch me off guard for a surprise attack,’ but there seemed to be no such intention.
In that case…
“You were probably just worried and said that. I don’t mind.”
“…”
Clap-
Durgyu grasped Lee Han’s hand and nodded. His eyes contained respect.
Clap clap clap-
Professor Ingoldel applauded with a moved expression at this beautiful scene he had envisioned.
Of course, the White Tiger Tower students looked very displeased.
“What are you all doing? Aren’t you going to applaud?”
“…”
Shing-
When Professor Ingoldel’s expression turned serious and he drew his sword, the students frantically moved their hands.
Clap clap clap clap clap clap!
* * *
“You’re not planning to just leave it after such humiliation, are you? Crush him.”
At the cold voice, other White Tiger Tower students nodded.
However, Durgyu shook his head with a heavy expression.
“I lost because I was lacking.”
“No! You lost because that bastard kicked dirt!”
“No. I would have lost even if he hadn’t thrown dirt. And if I lost because of such tricks, that’s also because I was lacking.”
The students stirred at Durgyu’s words.
Since he had the best swordsmanship skills, Durgyu’s words carried weight among the dormitory students.
However, the golden-haired student spoke coldly.
“I’m not curious about that. What’s important is that our tower’s honor and pride were shattered because of you. Take responsibility. Choi Family.”
“…”
Giselle, who inherited the bloodline of the Moradi Family, spat out coldly.
At those words, Durgyu’s face hardened.
Since the Moradi Family wielded strong influence among the northern knight families, Durgyu couldn’t easily ignore them either.
“I lost because my skills were lacking, so how should I take responsibility?”
“Simple. If you lost going alone, just go with several people.”
Before she even finished speaking, two students came out and stood beside Durgyu.
“Don’t worry, Durgyu. I’ll help you.”
“Three should be enough.”
“…Isn’t it shameful as knights for three to face one person?”
Durgyu spoke with difficulty, trying somehow to prevent the situation.
Then Giselle snickered.
“If you were going to say that, you should have won. You’re saying that after losing?”
“…”
The White Tiger Tower students’ reactions were split in half.
Half were students who usually sided with the Moradi Family.
And half showed reactions that this didn’t seem right.
However, even those half didn’t step forward.
Durgyu bit his lips tightly and said.
“I refuse.”
“You. You’ll regret this.”
Giselle turned her gaze away as if she wouldn’t persuade him anymore.
“The coward is backing out. Three including you. Go crush Wardanaz and come back.”
“Got it, Moradi.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“…”
No matter how well Lee Han could fight, 3 against 1 was too disadvantageous.
Moreover, it was three who had consistently learned swordsmanship.
Durgyu made his decision.
To stand on Lee Han’s side for the sake of honor.
* * *
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
“Wardanaz, you bastard!! How dare you!!”
“…If the next guy wants to die too, come at me.”
Lee Han spoke coldly. Intimidated by his appearance, the two students unconsciously stepped back.
Durgyu, who came running late to help, looked at the fallen student with a shocked expression.
What on earth happened?
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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