Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 191

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Chapter 191

When the White Tiger Tower students glared at him with the fiercest eyes they had shown all day, Lee Han thought he needed to explain in more detail.

“You might think, why is it a problem if the magic is cast too strongly? But this is a more serious issue than you think.”

In fact, enchantment magic cast on non-living objects wasn’t particularly dangerous even if the magic was applied too strongly.

Even if it failed midway due to excess mana, there were rarely any major dangers or side effects.

At most, it would end with the destruction of the object or something similar.

And it wasn’t a big problem if the duration became longer or the effects became stronger…

But other types of magic were much more dangerous.

Why else would Lee Han be so careful with fire elemental magic?

The moment he lost mana control even once while casting magic, he could end up casting a fire area attack on his surroundings.

“You understand, right? Drawing out too much mana is dangerous.”

“…I, I see.”

“But I don’t see what that has to do with us.”

‘These heartless bastards.’

Lee Han grumbled inwardly.

To show such an attitude just because it wasn’t their problem.

As expected, there were many rude bastards among those from knight families.

* * *

“Anyway, thank you. Wardanaz.”

“It seems to be working well thanks to you.”

When the additional lecture ended, the White Tiger Tower students expressed their gratitude.

It wasn’t just polite words, but because there were actual results.

There were no perfect successes, but in fact, even 70-80% effectiveness was sufficient.

Even that much would be enough to cast on cloaks or coats to ward off the cold…

The students gathered there thought to themselves.

‘But how exactly did we succeed?’

Lee Han also thought to himself.

‘Strange. How exactly did these guys learn?’

Both Lee Han and the White Tiger Tower students were feeling it.

That Lee Han’s teaching wasn’t actually much help!

Lee Han was thinking, ‘Why can’t these guys do something that just requires moving like this and that?’, while the White Tiger Tower students were thinking, ‘How the hell does this crazy bastard move mana so freely like that?’

Nevertheless, by the time the additional lecture was ending, several students had succeeded.

Why exactly?

“Isn’t it because they didn’t want to lose to that Wardanaz bastard?”

“Surely it can’t be that simple… though it could be.”

The White Tiger Tower students whispered among themselves.

“Yes. It seems to be finished. Everyone practice magic diligently.”

“Understood.”

“About an hour a day should be enough, right?”

One of the students spoke up without much thought. Then Lee Han looked at him as if asking what kind of nonsense he was spouting.

“What kind of ridiculous thing are you saying about practicing an hour a day?”

“…Two, two hours?”

“What kind of ridiculous thing are you saying about practicing two hours a day?”

“…”

‘Isn’t that guy crazy?’

The White Tiger Tower students felt chills for a moment.

He’s truly from the Wardanaz family for a reason!

‘Isn’t two hours a day plenty?’

“Those who think it’s plenty will never improve their skills.”

“!”

The White Tiger Tower student whose inner thoughts were exposed was shocked.

“Anyway, that’s something you guys need to figure out…”

Lee Han set down the chest he had brought from the tower on the ground.

Thud!

“I brought fabric so you can prepare for the cold.”

“Thank you, Wardanaz.”

A White Tiger Tower student reached for the chest. Lee Han coldly swatted his hand away.

“?!”

“Where do you find free things? Bring something to exchange.”

“…”

He wasn’t just giving it away?

“We don’t have any money.”

“Bartering is sufficient. Food supplies, tools, artifacts – I’ll exchange for anything of value.”

“We don’t have any of that stuff…”

Lee Han looked at the White Tiger Tower students with contemptuous eyes.

Since they were all from knight families, this was the first time in their lives receiving such a look.

The first feeling of humiliation they’d ever experienced enveloped the White Tiger Tower students.

“Wait, wait! What about credit? We heard from the Black Turtle Tower guys that you gave them credit too!”

“You want me to trust you guys and give you credit?”

Lee Han spoke as if asking what kind of ridiculous thing they were saying.

“I’ll promise on my family’s honor!”

Angrago spoke firmly, but Lee Han was indifferent.

‘These guys would probably attack me if I went to their families to collect money.’

As Lee Han was about to refuse, he caught sight of Durgyu desperately gesturing from behind.

-Please accept it!

Even though Angrago looked like that, he was a guy with tremendous pride as a knight.

If Richmond from the Black Turtle Tower received a promise in the name of his family, but Angrago couldn’t get one?

He would probably spend several days sniffling in his room.

“…Fine. I understand.”

“Phew!”

Angrago unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

Honestly, he had been a little worried that Lee Han might refuse.

‘I’ll have to bring Durgyu when I visit that guy’s family later.’

* * *

Perhaps even the heavens found Lee Han admirable for going around all morning helping his other friends, as the snowstorm began to subside a little from the afternoon.

Professor Lightningstep, who appeared dressed in thicker clothes than usual, clicked his tongue sympathetically as he looked at the students shivering from the cold.

“How did you end up in a magic school like this…”

“…”

“…”

“Never mind. Originally, I was planning to teach you advanced techniques you can use while riding horses today…”

Clang!

Professor Lightningstep opened the pen door. A lizard large enough to carry three or four people crawled out from inside.

Its hide was similar in color to snow, making it difficult to distinguish when it was in the accumulated snow.

“It’s a snow lizard. Anyone know about it?”

Nilia and several others from cold regions raised their hands. Professor Lightningstep nodded.

“It’s quite famous in cold places.”

Snow lizard.

It was a monster often used as a mount in cold places due to its resistance to cold and its characteristic persistent stamina.

Of course, it didn’t have only advantages.

“They’re few in number, hard to find, and above all, they have nasty temperaments making them difficult to tame… but once tamed, they’re worth it. Today’s lecture is about befriending this guy. Split up by your towers.”

As the students divided by their tower origins, Professor Lightningstep released three more snow lizards.

“I’ll lend them to you until the snow stops. Try to befriend them.”

“!”

The students were surprised by the professor’s words. Professor Lightningstep scratched under his nose with an embarrassed expression.

“You don’t need to be too grateful. This much I can do for my disciples.”

‘They don’t seem very grateful though.’

Lee Han thought to himself.

His friends’ expressions showed bewilderment and anxiety, not gratitude.

Even the most experienced hunters from the north would say ‘Oh my, you’re lending us such precious beasts?’, but from the students’ perspective, it was more like ‘Why not just give us hide instead of lending us such ferocious monsters?’

“Wardanaz. Wardanaz.”

“What?”

“I never expected to see such a precious monster. Isn’t the professor really amazing?!”

Nilia whispered obliviously. Lee Han nodded and replied.

“I understand how you feel, but it would be better not to show it in front of our friends.”

The Blue Dragon Tower students surrounded the snow lizard.

The snow lizard rolled its eyes looking around, then immediately fired snowballs as the students approached.

Thwack!

“Agh! This bastard!”

Having been released from the punishment room not too long ago, Gainando got furious when hit by the snow lizard’s snowball.

“A curse…”

“Stop it, Gainando! We need to tame it!”

“Do you know how useful that thing is?!”

Asan scolded Gainando.

If what he had read in books was true, the snow lizard would be of great help in overcoming this climate crisis.

Sturdy stamina, a body size that could easily carry several students, senses that could find prey in the snow, and so on.

“Don’t approach carelessly, befriend it first!”

At Professor Lightningstep’s shout, the students tried various methods.

Taking out food it might like (Gainando teared up when his bloody meat was snatched away), lowering their posture and pretending to be lizards (Asan tried this and got hit in the face with a snowball), and so on.

“Wardanaz. Can’t you give it a try?”

“Me?”

Lee Han hesitated.

Normally he would have listened to his friends’ request, but…

‘I don’t think it’ll react well.’

Just like when they wandered around the snow mountain before, Lee Han basically had no talent for befriending living creatures.

That’s why he was deliberately not approaching and keeping some distance even now…

‘Won’t it get scared and run away if I approach?’

Running away would be fine, but if it went on a rampage, it would be a disaster. Lee Han clicked his tongue and said.

“Fine. But everyone surround it in a circle and create an encirclement.”

“…!”

“What… what are you trying to do? You’re not planning to kill it, are you?”

* * *

Shailes, a horse beastkin student from the Richmond family of Black Turtle Tower, had considerable pride in his family.

As such, he naturally took pride in the techniques passed down in his family.

To run a transportation business using carriages in the vast Empire, one couldn’t just be good with horses. One had to know how to handle all kinds of monsters according to terrain and environment.

‘This is an opportunity.’

Shailes thought this lecture where they had to tame a snow lizard was fortunate.

Somehow he hadn’t been able to stand out in the mount training lectures, but originally, it should have been Shailes himself who showed the best performance.

“Now. Follow me. Everyone! I’ve tamed a snow lizard before!”

“Really!?”

“Yeah, Nilia! Have you ever done that too? Then you could help me…”

“I’ve caught one before…”

“…Now, follow me. Everyone!”

Shailes earnestly guided his friends.

The first method to befriend a snow lizard.

It was to imitate the snow lizard’s behavior.

Students from other towers had tried once or twice and been rejected, but that was because their attempts were clumsy and lacked sincerity.

“You have to imitate it sincerely! You need to think that you’ve become a snow lizard! Put snow in your mouth!”

“Do… do we really have to go this far?”

“Who’s complaining when Shailes is helping us like this!”

Salko, perhaps feeling Shailes’s sincerity, scolded his friends and imitated more earnestly than anyone else.

The Black Turtle Tower students all crawled on all fours and rolled around on the snow.

Even Professor Lightningstep was impressed.

‘There was a clever one among them.’

It looked ridiculous at first glance, but that was exactly the orthodox method.

To become a good explorer, one had to know and understand countless varieties of monsters.

“Spit out the snow! Flick your tongue!”

Croak. Croak.

“It worked! The creature has acknowledged us! Now we can approach it!”

The Black Turtle Tower students burst into cheers.

At that sight, Professor Lightningstep smiled.

The progress was faster than expected. It was thanks to everyone approaching earnestly and sincerely.

‘Now. What are the others doing…’

The Phoenix Tower students had also become quite friendly, but they seemed to have underestimated it. The snow lizard was playfully flinging snow with its tail.

The White Tiger Tower students were having a staring contest with the snow lizard…

And Blue Dragon Tower?

“It’s a miracle! Wardanaz has befriended the snow lizard!”

“Professor! The snow lizard has acknowledged Wardanaz! Look over here!”

The Blue Dragon Tower students cheered and called Professor Lightningstep.

‘They became friends in that short time? That’s too fast?’

Professor Lightningstep looked at the snow lizard in surprise.

The snow lizard was only rolling its eyes back and forth, trembling beside Lee Han, unable to move.

“…That’s not being friends!”

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