Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 171

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Chapter 171

“There is?”

“Yeah.”

Lee Han confessed that Professor Boladi’s lecture location had changed from the lecture hall to an underground dungeon.

He said it was for the sake of efficient lectures…

“Don’t joke around. …You’re not joking?”

Nilia, who had been responding as if it was absurd, became flustered when Lee Han sent her a sorrowful look.

It wasn’t a joke?

“Why on earth would they hold lectures in an underground dungeon?”

“There’s a long story behind that.”

Lee Han let out a sigh.

Telling that story now wouldn’t particularly change anything.

“Let’s start by making a plan to enter the underground dungeon. We need to get Bone Flowers. Considering trial and error, we’ll probably need about five or six per person.”

“What comes out of the dungeon? Slimes? Skeletons?”

“Rakshasa Hungry Ghosts come out.”

“…”

Nilia tilted her ears, unable to distinguish whether Lee Han was teasing her or being serious.

However, Lee Han’s expression was very serious.

“If Rakshasa Hungry Ghosts come out… wouldn’t it be better to just find another dungeon?”

“Finding another dungeon takes time too.”

“That’s true, but.”

Would people normally push into a dangerous dungeon just because finding another dungeon takes time?

‘Is it just my imagination, or does Wardanaz seem to be getting influenced by the school?’

Nilia was worried about Lee Han’s attitude of wanting to push through a dungeon with Rakshasa Hungry Ghosts because the possibility of finding another dungeon was slim.

When she first met him, he seemed a bit more cautious…

“We’ll have to take the other friends along when they come to their senses. At least it’s fortunate that the Principal’s exam is over.”

“I’m envious. I have to go back and take it again.”

“Really?”

Lee Han looked at Nilia with a puzzled expression.

“What’s your target score that you’re going back to retake it?”

“…My goal is just to avoid failing.”

“Really? Then you don’t need to go back and retake it, do you?”

“Wardanaz… what do you think my current score is?”

Nilia’s voice became slightly sharp.

This is why friends who are good at studying!

* * *

Lee Han was only able to soothe her mood after promising to help Nilia study for 【Basic Magic Ethics Education】.

‘I don’t understand. The problems weren’t that difficult.’

“Durgyu.”

“Lee Han.”

In the distance, he could see his orc friend with a tired face. Lee Han asked just in case.

“Did you drink alcohol?”

“…A little…”

“Durgyu. You can’t just eagerly drink whatever the school gives you.”

“I know. I’m reflecting on it. Lee Han.”

It was a strange conversation for 1st Year Students, but no one found it odd.

“Are the White Tiger Tower Students studying hard?”

“Not really?”

Durgyu answered without a trace of shame.

For White Tiger Tower Students, grades at the Magic School weren’t that important.

They were people who came to learn magic to be active as knights in the first place.

What mattered was learning the necessary magic and going out, not some grades.

‘What terrifying guys.’

Lee Han shuddered at the fact that White Tiger Tower Students didn’t care much about studying.

Students from Great Noble Houses belonging to Blue Dragon Tower at least tried to maintain minimum dignity because they cared about their family’s honor and name (excluding Gainando), but White Tiger Tower Students were truly wild beasts themselves.

Honestly, he was a bit envious!

They could act so boldly because they already had jobs waiting for them after graduation.

‘Still, it’s helpful when guys like that support from below.’

Lee Han nodded while thinking that.

“Studying isn’t mandatory.”

“Lee Han. It seems strange when you say something like that.”

Durgyu felt a sense of dissonance.

Among the current Magic School Students, he seemed to be the most diligent about studying…

“Ha! Haa! Hyaaaak!”

“Hut! Whoo! Hup!”

As they walked forward, they could see White Tiger Tower Students clashing wooden swords against each other while dripping with sweat.

“Don’t tell me they’re doing that because they don’t want to study?”

“Ah… No. The swordsmanship lecture also has an exam coming up…”

Durgyu defended his friends.

Of course, it wasn’t like his White Tiger Tower friends didn’t have aspects of escaping to swordsmanship because of troublesome exams.

Originally, those from Knight Family Origin would swing their swords to clear their thoughts when faced with headache-inducing matters.

“That makes sense.”

“Durgyu! You come swing your sword too! You need to sober up!”

“After struggling with books, swinging a sword feels refreshing!”

“…”

At the White Tiger Tower friends’ shouts, Lee Han stared intently at Durgyu. Durgyu hurriedly stepped forward.

“Moradi.”

“Wardanaz.”

Giselle looked at Lee Han and frowned. Lee Han likewise looked at Giselle and frowned.

They were both thinking ‘I wish that bastard would just disappear.’

“Didn’t you drink?”

“Only idiots drink that stuff. So why didn’t you drink, Wardanaz?”

“I make it a point not to put anything the Principal gives me in my mouth.”

“…”

Giselle was shocked by the reason that was crazier than she expected.

What is he saying?

“Everyone’s doing sword training, don’t you need to do it?”

The other White Tiger Tower friends were enthusiastically swinging their swords because they didn’t want to study, no, to prepare for the swordsmanship exam.

However, Giselle was sitting alone reading a book.

“Studying is something you do regularly.”

‘No way, the same thing as Gainando?’

Of course, Gainando and Moradi were completely different. So much so that comparing them would be rude to Moradi.

“Still, you’d need to prepare right before the exam.”

“What are you trying to say?”

When Giselle asked bluntly as if telling him to just say what he wanted to say, Lee Han also got straight to the point.

“You’re unusually calm right before midterms. Do you know something?”

With a ‘thud’ sound, Giselle closed the book she was holding. Thanks to that, the book’s title became visible. It was 【Osyu Gonadaltes’s Dedication to the Magic School】.

‘So Moradi is also preparing for the 【Basic Magic Ethics Education】 exam.’

It was a book Lee Han had already finished studying two weeks ago.

“I do.”

“I knew it.”

There was only one reason Lee Han had bothered to talk to Moradi.

The White Tiger Tower students showed considerable skill when it came to swordsmanship lectures.

Since they themselves were from knight families, they could hear various rumors and had a lot of information they knew.

Hadn’t they found out in advance last time that the White Poplar Knight Order was coming?

Moradi might know something in advance about the midterms.

Of course, she wouldn’t just tell him for free.

“What do you want?”

“Well.”

Giselle crossed her arms in an arrogant posture. Her face showed she knew she had the upper hand.

“What can you do for me?”

“I already took the 【Basic Magic Ethics Education】 exam. How about exchanging it for the questions?”

“!”

Giselle’s face, which rarely showed expression changes, wavered.

Of course, the 【Basic Magic Ethics Education】 exam questions kept changing…

But Giselle, who hadn’t gone there herself, clearly didn’t know that much.

‘This will work.’

Giselle fell into deep thought.

Honestly speaking, making a deal with Wardanaz wasn’t something she was particularly eager to do.

He was so clever and cunning that she couldn’t let her guard down around him.

And she also wanted to just reject his proposal and see Wardanaz’s twisted face.

But…

‘It’s too good a proposal to refuse.’

Giselle wasn’t ashamed of being part of the White Tiger Tower, but objectively speaking, the White Tiger Tower wasn’t a good place to focus on academics.

Most students would say things like ‘Why do we need to use our brains so much? Other people can do that stuff.’

Because of this atmosphere, even students who were interested in academics and wanted to study would get swept up in the mood and throw their books away saying ‘Yeah, we’re knights after all!’

For Giselle, who despised stupidity, this was truly absurd.

There was no one to study with!

In contrast, that Wardanaz bastard was considered the top student even among the excellent Blue Dragon Tower students.

In terms of ability alone, he was more than adequate. Except for the fact that he was the type who would casually teach wrong answers while studying together.

“…Fine.”

“Good. The contract is established.”

Lee Han nodded with satisfaction.

Of course, Giselle might get angry later when she received the test paper, but what could he do?

At the magic school, it was the fault of whoever got fooled.

“Did you two already talk?”

As they finished their conversation, Durgyu approached.

“Moradi. Did you tell Lee Han? About the midterm exam?”

“Why should I tell him that?”

Giselle replied as if it was absurd.

Then Durgyu became flustered.

“…Well, we’re in the same group.”

“…”

“…”

Lee Han and Giselle only then realized that the three of them were in the same group.

And that they would take the midterm exam with these same members, just like last time.

‘…I did something pointless.’

If he had just stayed quiet, Moradi would have told him on her own…

“The contract is already done.”

“Don’t worry. Moradi. I keep my promises.”

At Lee Han’s words, Giselle gave him a surprised look.

Then she looked at him with slight suspicion.

What’s this?

“This is suspicious…”

“Moradi. Lee Han is someone who definitely keeps his promises.”

“Stop talking nonsense, Choi. That’s why there are rumors going around that you’ve been brainwashed by Wardanaz.”

* * *

“…Uh… did you really have to gather people like this?”

Nilia whispered quietly so only Lee Han could hear.

The composition of students sitting around the large desk in the library was beyond imagination.

Starting with Blue Dragon Tower students (surprisingly, Gainando was there too), Black Turtle Tower students like Nilia and Ratford.

…And even Phoenix Tower priests and White Tiger Tower’s Giselle and Durgyu?

“There are many people asking to be taught, but I also have my own studying to do.”

‘This looks like a fight’s about to break out.’

Nilia thought so, but she didn’t ask any more questions and kept her mouth shut. Since she knew Lee Han also had his own studying to do, she couldn’t take up more of his time.

“Alright. Here are the problems I’ve organized. Look at these and memorize them.”

“Uh… do we just have to memorize them? Isn’t there some other way?”

Gainando asked an innocent question. Lee Han spoke with a serious expression.

“No. Memorize them.”

“Uh… okay.”

Since this wasn’t some high-difficulty magic application problem but closer to a simple memorization test, the most efficient method was to create likely problems and memorize them.

Lee Han threw papers to his friends.

When the Principal had them learn Low-Level Control magic for transcription practice, he had thought ‘Why go to such lengths?’, but in situations like this, it was definitely convenient.

Of course, he had no intention of being grateful…

‘By the way, another member of the White Poplar Knight Order is coming.’

Lee Han spread out his study books and read while simultaneously thinking about what he had heard today.

It seemed the White Poplar Knight Order was coming again for the swordsmanship lecture midterm exam.

He had expected it to some degree…

‘Surely they won’t make us fight someone even stronger? They wouldn’t do something so unconscionable to real 1st year students.’

Honestly, making them fight knights last time was already unconscionable. Lee Han trusted Professor Ingoldel.

Having finished reading one book, Lee Han closed it and briefly shut his eyes. Then he immediately picked up a paper next to him.

Gainando, who had been muttering while memorizing, asked curiously.

“What lecture is that for?”

“I’m not studying for an exam, just looking at it to take a break.”

At Lee Han’s answer, Gainando nodded as if he could relate.

Gainando had also been doing various other things while preparing for midterms.

‘Lee Han is the same!’

“What are you reading? The new Toberiz series that came out is interesting. In the magazine I bought over the weekend, there’s an introduction to new cards…”

“Hmm? Magic spells the Principal scribbled down.”

“…”

“…”

It wasn’t just Gainando who was shocked.

All the students who had been diligently memorizing at other seats simultaneously looked up.

And they stared at Lee Han with shocked expressions.

“…It’s not that difficult. Just for fun…”

Lee Han found himself making excuses without realizing it. Nilia shook her head from side to side.

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