Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 185

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Chapter 185

The successor of the Empire’s Imperial Palace.

The Death Knight’s summons wasn’t over yet.

Gainando, who was dragged outside the door, tilted his head and asked.

“Me?”

You are second in Blue Dragon Tower. Follow me.

Of course, it was referring to the Imperial Princess.

Gainando grumbled and turned his head.

This damn magic school discriminating based on grades!

“I trust you’re not dragging me to the punishment room just because I did well on the exam.”

How could that be.

The Death Knight answered calmly.

“I trust you’re not dragging me somewhere as difficult as the punishment room.”

The Death Knight didn’t answer this question.

Lee Han felt ominous.

The Imperial Princess, who was walking toward the door, looked at the line in front of the dessert with an expression of realization.

Then she whispered to the Death Knight.

No. We must move immediately.

“…”

The Imperial Princess glared coldly at the Death Knight. However, the Death Knight, being undead, didn’t care.

Clank!

“Lee Han! You’re next to me, right?? You’re next to me, right?!”

Gainando in the front carriage grabbed the iron bars of the window and tried to stick his head out.

“Yeah.”

“Can you possibly defeat the Death Knight and rescue me?”

“No way.”

“Argh…!”

The trapped students, including Gainando, let out sighs mixed with despair.

‘Did these guys seriously think I could defeat a Death Knight and rescue them?’

Lee Han was dumbfounded.

Quiet. We’re going to the next dormitory.

The two carriages carrying the failing students and honor students rattled as they raced across the school grounds.

Tap tap-

“?”

The Imperial Princess whispered to Lee Han in a quiet voice. Her expression was so serious that Lee Han unconsciously tensed up.

‘What? What did she figure out?’

“…When is the next time…?”

“You mean the dessert?”

The Imperial Princess nodded her head.

‘I don’t plan to do that.’

It was more troublesome than expected, and he had already used up all the luxurious materials he had bought from outside.

When he didn’t know when he’d be able to go out again, would there be a next time?

“I’ve used up all the materials.”

The Imperial Princess made a shocked expression and glared even more coldly at the Death Knight outside the carriage.

“Compensate for the snacks! Give back the snacks!”

Just then, Gainando seemed to have similar thoughts as he banged on the iron bars and shouted noisily.

The Death Knight closed the carriage window with a fed-up expression.

* * *

“Why is it so noisy up front?”

“Well. I don’t know.”

The top student of Black Turtle Tower (Salko of House Tutanta) and the second-ranked student (a student who had never talked with Lee Han) were puzzled as they entered the carriage.

Something seemed to be continuously noisy from the carriage in front…

Were they shouting because they didn’t want to be dragged away?

The second-ranked student of Black Turtle Tower looked at the Imperial Princess’s expression and asked quietly enough for only Lee Han to hear.

“The Imperial Princess seems to be in a bad mood, did something happen by any chance?”

She was originally a cold person, but today she seemed even more chilly.

“Hmph. It must be because of her pride.”

Salko clicked his tongue disapprovingly as he spoke.

From Salko’s perspective, who didn’t particularly like Blue Dragon Tower students, the Imperial Princess who had gathered students from various towers as followers right after enrollment didn’t look good at all.

It seemed like she was enjoying excessive privileges just because of her bloodline.

“Tutanta. Your voice is too loud.”

“If she hears it, it can’t be helped. Isn’t she feeling bad like that because she was outdone by Wardanaz.”

“As long as she’s human, that can happen.”

“But it’s not right to show it like that when Wardanaz is right next to her. Anyway, those with good bloodlines only think of themselves…”

‘I’m also from the Wardanaz family though.’

Lee Han momentarily wondered if Salko considered him as being from the same tower.

“It’s a misunderstanding. Salko.”

“A misunderstanding?”

“Yeah. She’s in a bad mood because she was dragged away while eating snacks. Wouldn’t anyone be like that.”

“…Wardanaz. I thought you were good at everything, but there’s something you can’t do. You have no talent for jokes.”

“Wardanaz. That’s too lame of a joke.”

“Anyway, it doesn’t seem like you want me to badmouth your friend, so I’ll stop. But Wardanaz. Think about it carefully. Friends are beings who walk together as equals, not where one side unilaterally stands above…”

“…”

This time Lee Han felt unnecessarily upset.

‘Even when these guys tell the truth…’

Meanwhile, the top and second-ranked students from other towers also boarded the carriage.

We’ve arrived. Honor students. Get off the carriage.

“Where is this place?”

The Honor Students’ Room.

‘A hidden tower?’

The carriage had come near the Main Building, and he could see an ominous tower he’d never seen before.

It was definitely located in a space hidden by magic.

Just from its appearance…

‘It just looks like another Punishment Room.’

There’s nothing to be nervous about. Honor students.

The Skeleton Principal’s familiar voice tickled their ears.

The figure of the Skeleton Principal floating above the ominous tower was revealed.

While failing students go to the Punishment Room, honor students receive rewards. This place was prepared to give rewards to honor students.

“Is that really true!?”

Angrago spoke with a joyful voice.

Lee Han and Giselle simultaneously looked at him as if he were pathetic.

You believe that?

Of course! Naturally. Surely there aren’t any students who don’t believe it?

“How could there be?”

That’s right. Unlike failing students, the students gathered here are the most excellent students in the tower.

Along with his words, the round door plaque hanging in front of the Tower Door began spinning and rotating.

Now, go in and take it!

“…Excuse me, but may I ask exactly what we’re supposed to take?”

It’s not difficult.

The Skeleton Principal seemed to be in a good mood today as he explained quite generously.

This tower was a place created to celebrate honor students who did well on their exams.

A place where you just need to open the door and enter, overcome the trials on each floor, and take the rewards!

If you have the ability, you can keep climbing as many floors as you want and collect rewards, so it’s practically like a happy tower of rewards.

“…”

“…”

Lee Han and Giselle’s faces became serious.

Just hearing the explanation sent chills down their spines.

‘It sounds like a tower of trials and suffering.’

Given the Skeleton Principal’s personality, it wouldn’t be strange if he had prepared hell starting from the first floor.

What good would it do if the rewards were nice?

If you couldn’t clear it, it would be meaningless!

“Thank you, Principal!”

Your joy is my joy.

Angrago still hadn’t realized it and was still rejoicing.

Now then… White Tiger Tower first. Enter!

“Why do we have to go in first?”

If you feel wronged, then do better on the exam next time.

“Isn’t it better to go in first?”

Angrago was puzzled. Giselle closed her eyes as if steeling herself.

The spinning nameplate slowly stopped and a mark appeared.

It was the mark of a sword.

The challenge of the sword!

The Tower Door opened and swallowed the two White Tiger Tower students.

It was a very brief moment, but thanks to being harshly trained by Alarlong, Lee Han was able to catch a glimpse of the scenery inside the room.

Those were definitely dozens of golems holding swords.

“…”

Lee Han seriously considered that the punishment room might be better.

* * *

The challenge that Lee Han and the Imperial Princess drew was the challenge of the potion mark.

‘I don’t know if this is good luck or bad luck.’

Lee Han swallowed his anxiety and took a step forward.

What was the wisest choice in this situation?

‘Forget the 2nd floor and 3rd floor, I’ll get out immediately after clearing just the 1st floor.’

Going up after clearing the 1st floor thinking ‘Wow, what’s the 2nd floor reward?’ would be something only a crazy person would do.

Of course, realistically, even clearing the 1st floor wouldn’t be easy.

What was important now was getting out of the tower with as little injury as possible.

Lee Han was even considering giving up if it was possible to declare surrender.

Challenge of Wisdom

When one person eats poison, the challenge begins. Make an antidote and revive your friend.

“…Declaration of surrender? Give up? Quit?”

The tower gave no answer. Lee Han sighed.

Looking ahead, there was a cake placed on the table. Anyone could feel that it contained poison.

And beside it were positioned a cauldron, alchemy equipment, and materials.

The Imperial Princess raised her staff and aimed at the cake.

“Poison, reveal yourself.”

Instantly, multicolored smoke rose from the cake. The Imperial Princess’s eyes filled with surprise and bewilderment.

“Surely all of that can’t be poison… is it?”

The Imperial Princess nodded. Lee Han made a disgusted expression.

That magic probably didn’t identify all the poisons inside, yet there were already this many types.

At this level, wasn’t it poison shaped like a cake rather than a cake with poison in it?

The Imperial Princess gestured that they needed to cut the cake. There were limits to identifying the poison before opening it up.

However, the cake wouldn’t cut.

“…They made it so it won’t open until someone eats it.”

Lee Han muttered with hatred.

The Skeleton Principal truly spared no meticulous consideration in matters like this.

‘Can’t be helped.’

Lee Han steeled his resolve.

Based on his experiences so far, Lee Han’s mana provided considerable resistance against various poisons.

Of course, he wouldn’t be completely fine after eating such a vicious poison cake, but he would definitely endure it better than the Imperial Princess.

“I’ll eat it, so prepare the antidote right away.”

“!”

The Imperial Princess’s cold eyes wavered. She shook her head in surprise, trying to stop him from doing so.

Of course, Lee Han wasn’t someone who particularly respected the wishes of royalty, whether it was Gainando or the Imperial Princess.

He immediately took a bite of the cake.

“!”

‘No. It’s even more absurd because it’s delicious.’

For something containing poison, it was surprisingly sweet and tasty.

Rumble!

As soon as he took a bite of the cake, the door ahead opened and the text changed.

Challenge of Wisdom

The challenge has begun, pass through the door without being poisoned.

“Hurry!”

Lee Han urged. He had no idea how much time was left.

The Imperial Princess rushed toward the materials. She was in such a hurry that she staggered and almost fell.

Proving that she wasn’t called the Empire’s Genius for nothing, the Imperial Princess moved with absolutely no wasted motion.

She placed pieces of the cake on the board, decomposed the components, and immediately began throwing materials with detoxifying properties into the cauldron, starting with the poison she had identified first.

The cauldron bubbled as it boiled the potion. As several ingredients went in and the staff was waved, the potion’s color changed rapidly.

‘I must concentrate…!’

An unprecedented sense of pressure washed over her.

When had she ever experienced alchemy with a friend’s life at stake? The Imperial Princess bit her lip.

Clatter!

The Imperial Princess’s movements, which had been continuously making the potion, stopped.

It was an ominous sign.

Sure enough, the Imperial Princess’s eyes began to waver. An unfamiliar poison had appeared.

The Imperial Princess randomly pulled out detoxifying materials and compared them with the cake crumbs. Of course, none of them worked.

Despair welled up. The Imperial Princess turned her gaze to Lee Han with a defeated expression.

“Sor…!”

Lee Han was sitting there perfectly fine with a serious expression.

Lee Han, who had been wondering why the poisoning hadn’t started, took another bite of the cake and then looked up, sensing the Imperial Princess’s gaze.

“…Hmm. I don’t think this will poison me.”

“…”

The Imperial Princess put on a serious expression and glared coldly at Lee Han.

* * *

The Imperial Princess glared with a deceived expression, but Lee Han was confident.

‘I didn’t know eating it wouldn’t cause poisoning.’

Lee Han hadn’t stayed still because he wanted to watch the Imperial Princess waste her efforts.

He thought the poison would take some time to work.

He tried passing through just in case, and the challenge was immediately cleared.

Challenge of Wisdom

You have magnificently passed the challenge, so receive your reward.

An Honorable Mage will advance forward, but retreating backward like a Cowardly Coward is also your choice.

“Let’s take the reward and leave immediately.”

The Imperial Princess nodded.

After waiting briefly, a reward appeared before the students with smoke.

Pop!

It was a silver spoon. Lee Han and the Imperial Princess each held a silver spoon and looked confused.

‘What is this?’

The Imperial Princess, as if understanding, lightly scooped some of the remaining cake with the spoon. Lee Han was startled and hit the back of the Imperial Princess’s hand.

“You can’t eat it!”

“…”

The Imperial Princess was so dumbfounded that she couldn’t even react properly.

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