Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 207

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 207

Excellent.

Despite the scratch on his honorable crown, the Ice Giant King’s voice was gentle.

It was because he was satisfied with what the challenger had shown.

He had wondered how the challenger would break through the crown’s defense, but to think he could use evaporation, an advanced application property of the water element.

Evaporation was such a difficult property that even mages who specialized in the water element often failed to understand it.

Even if one had sufficient understanding, the extreme mana consumption greatly restricted its use.

Not only understanding, but also extreme mana consumption.

It was a property that even excellent mages found difficult to use easily, yet to see it from a young mage.

You control the ice element quite well. I believe that judgment you made, setting aside your pride, must have helped you grow.

Not only evaporation, but his control of the ice element was also praiseworthy.

Among mages, few bothered to polish their elemental control.

Rather than moving ice fragments irregularly to attack opponents, it was more typical for mages to learn stronger high-level magic.

Moreover, the ice element wasn’t as easy to maintain or control as the water or earth elements.

No matter how much the surrounding environment was filled with cold air, controlling dozens of fragments simultaneously was entirely the mage’s ability.

‘…’

Lee Han decided to just listen quietly.

It wasn’t particularly because of pride that he had only used fire magic, but it didn’t seem like it would be good to mention that.

Here, I leave a token for the honorable challenger.

With the Ice Giant King’s declaration, a blue glowing stone was embedded at the tip of Lee Han’s staff. It was a stone with intense cold air condensed within.

When the snow melts and spring comes, it will be difficult to handle cold air. I have left cold air for the mage.

“…Thank you!”

Lee Han was delighted.

Of course, the Ice Giant King had no idea.

That the mage before him intended to use the cold air he had bestowed to practice fire magic!

‘When the cold ends, fire magic will become difficult again, but if I can summon cold air, it will be a great help.’

There would naturally be restrictions, but even if he could summon cold air once every few days, it would be a great help.

Cold air is the greatest element among all elements…

‘Hmm.’

Lee Han hesitated at the Ice Giant King’s words.

Now that he thought about it, both mages and spirits had a strong tendency to claim that the element they handled was absolutely the best.

‘I don’t think that’s right.’

Still, Lee Han kept his mouth shut. Since he had received a gift, it was polite to listen to at least that much.

…If you realize how to handle it, the challenger will have no match. Then I will wait for you to come and challenge me again someday. Honorable challenger.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

The Ice Giant King turned and left with a dignified appearance befitting his reputation as a king.

Lee Han cast a respectful and grateful gaze at his retreating figure disappearing beyond dimensions.

‘But let’s not meet again.’

Being grateful was one thing, but Lee Han had no intention of meeting again to challenge him.

His whole body was screaming from dodging the opponent’s attacks.

“Well done.”

“Thank you.”

Professor Boladi released the barrier and approached Lee Han.

At this sight, the fourth year students unconsciously let out sighs of relief.

Until just now, he had seemed like a complete madman (though he still seemed like a madman now)…

But seeing him praise the first year student who had struggled so much, there must be some conscience left in the professor’s heart.

If he hadn’t praised him, the fourth year students would have been even more furious.

“If you hadn’t insisted on fire magic, you would have succeeded faster.”

“…”

“…”

The 4th year seniors were shocked.

They couldn’t believe they had heard correctly.

What?

‘Isn’t that too much really??’

If a first year had succeeded in challenging the Ice Giant King, even the Skeleton Principal would have shed tears while praising him…

“It was my mistake.”

However, instead of getting angry, the new student obediently admitted his mistake.

At this sight, the 4th year seniors felt their hearts being torn apart.

‘That I, as a senior, can’t do anything for him!’

‘What on earth have I learned at this magic school?’

The new student was being tormented like that by a crazy professor, and they couldn’t do anything.

Their hearts seemed to be breaking from helplessness and frustration.

“You should have approached with ice, not fire.”

“That’s right. If you had completed floating ice shields.”

The fourth year students were glaring with murderous looks, but the two master and disciple didn’t notice.

They were just calmly reviewing the fight that had just occurred.

‘I see. You wanted floating ice shields.’

Lee Han wasn’t particularly upset.

In fact, for Professor Boladi’s personality, this was tremendous praise. He had even started with ‘well done’.

Of course, to others he seemed like a crazy professor…

‘You meant to use floating ice shields to block the opponent’s attacks and buy time, then go for a quantity battle with ice fragments.’

Now that the fight was over, Professor Boladi’s thoughts felt clearer.

Professor Boladi had his own expected approach.

If he bought time with floating ice shields and entered a quantity battle using the massive cold air around, there were limits to the crown’s defense, so success was definitely possible.

…Setting aside the part where he expected him to learn 4th circle magic in just one week…

“The crown’s defense had weaknesses. You could have poured continuous attacks from all directions, or attempted penetration by adding rotational properties.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Lee Han stored it in his head.

Regardless of likes and dislikes, to continue surviving later, it was good to definitely remember Professor Boladi’s teachings.

“…Did you just say rotation…”

“Shouldn’t we report this to His Imperial Majesty?”

The fourth year students became even more agitated upon hearing him tell them to add rotation to the already difficult ice element.

“Still, the evaporation was excellent.”

“Thank you!”

Professor Boladi silently nodded, then turned and walked away with heavy steps.

The professor disappeared into the darkness of the corridor that was slowly returning as the bitter cold ended.

And as soon as the evil monster disappeared, the fourth year students rushed to Lee Han.

“…Are you okay!?”

“Are you alright!?”

“Yes? I’m fine though.”

Lee Han was slightly flustered.

Suddenly the 4th year seniors had rushed over as if they had eaten something wrong.

“Are you asking because of the Ice Giant King earlier? I did roll around a lot, but I wasn’t seriously injured.”

“That’s not it… Of course we were worried about that too… but the conversation with the professor just now! Are you really okay?”

Kumandas was worried about Lee Han’s heart more than his body.

If Kumandas had been dragged out by a professor as a first year and forced to challenge the Ice Giant King, then heard such words even after succeeding, he would have seriously considered dropping out.

When praise until his mouth went dry wouldn’t be enough…

“That was praise though?”

“…That just now?”

“Junior. Do you perhaps not know what praise is…”

“It was praise. Everyone seems to have misunderstood.”

Lee Han spoke matter-of-factly as if there had been a minor misunderstanding.

At that sight, the fourth year students felt the most shocked they had all day.

‘This… this guy…’

‘How tough is he…?’

Now they realized that this new student’s true talent wasn’t his mana capacity, magic comprehension, or mana control.

This new student’s true talent was his solid mentality.

An unshakeable strong mind that wouldn’t waver no matter what nonsense the magic school professors pulled!

“…Junior. I respect you.”

“Junior. I respect you.”

“Junior. …don’t collapse.”

“????”

The fourth year students each patted Lee Han’s shoulder once and walked away.

What was that about?

“Lee Han.”

“Durgyu.”

When Durgyu approached, Lee Han waved his hand as if he was fine. Just looking at his face, he could feel it was full of worry.

And behind him was Giselle.

When Giselle approached with a frown, Lee Han hesitated. He wondered if she was going to pick another fight.

“Go back and properly check if you have any injuries.”

But instead of picking a fight, Giselle left words that sounded like concern and turned away.

“?????”

Lee Han was shocked.

What was really going on?

“Wardanaz. …be careful.”

“Wardanaz. That lecture is… no. Go back and make sure to check if you’re hurt.”

It wasn’t just Giselle. The White Tiger Tower students each left a word that sounded like concern for Lee Han and turned away.

Lee Han asked Durgyu.

“Can you explain what situation this is right now?”

“Well… um…”

Durgyu pondered how to put it.

Even to the White Tiger Tower students who were half-enemies with Lee Han, Professor Boladi’s lecture had been too brutal.

-H-hey, isn’t Wardanaz going to die at this rate?

-Is it okay to do that? Even if it’s Wardanaz…

-Isn’t that going too far?

So much so that from the middle of the challenge, they were worrying about and cheering for Lee Han!

Durgyu couldn’t bring himself to say ‘you were getting beaten up so badly that everyone was worried about you.’

That would wound Lee Han’s pride.

“Your… your challenge must have touched the hearts of the White Tiger Tower students from knight families?”

“Durgyu. What nonsense are you talking about. There’s no way that’s true.”

“…”

Durgyu pouted.

* * *

Congratulations. I was wondering when you’d solve it.

As they exited the twisted dimensional corridor, the Skeleton Principal floated over to greet the students.

The White Tiger Tower students spoke with proud expressions.

“Yes. Principal. We did it.”

Well done.

However, the fourth year students’ faces were deathly pale.

The Skeleton Principal’s gaze was also fixed on the fourth year students.

You guys naturally failed. Pathetic fools.

“Principal! Diret is not at fault. Because of us…”

Kumandas desperately defended him.

Diret was already pissed off…

Kumandas might get murdered before coming out of the punishment room.

What kind of iron-headed naive nonsense are you spouting? Choosing the wrong friends is the mistake.

“…”

Kumandas retracted the thought he’d had earlier when seeing Professor Boladi: ‘Isn’t this worse than the Skeleton Principal?’

The Skeleton Principal was worse.

Now. Then the punishment room…

“Principal!”

What?

The Skeleton Principal grumbled as he looked at Lee Han.

I had something to tell you anyway. Say it later.

“It’s not that… didn’t we solve this problem?”

Yes. Well done. Satisfied?

“No. Usually we get a reward, don’t we.”

…Don’t tell me.

The Skeleton Principal felt an ominous feeling and frowned.

Don’t do it. I hate that kind of thing.

“The seniors…”

Don’t do that. It makes me nauseous.

“Please don’t send them to the punishment room.”

“Right, exactly!”

“Please forgive the seniors!”

Lee Han had said it thinking ‘it’s profitable to save one outing pass and create a debt with the seniors,’ but the simple-minded White Tiger Tower students immediately got swept up in the atmosphere.

At that enthusiastic response, the Skeleton Principal made an expression like he was dying of agony.

Take the outing pass. Just take it. I won’t set any traps.

“Just forgiving the seniors would be…”

The Skeleton Principal let out a deep sigh. It was a deep sigh that seemed to reach the darkest underground depths of the magic school.

…Get lost from my sight. You gold-plated lumps.

“Th… thank you!”

The 4th year seniors didn’t have time to properly express their gratitude to Lee Han.

They sent deep thanks with their eyes and hurriedly ran away.

The Skeleton Principal watched their retreating figures with deep regret.

“Thank you. Principal.”

My pleasure. It’ll be the weekend in a few hours.

“Is that so?”

You’re coming out with me. Wardanaz.

“…”

Lee Han made an expression colder than the Ice Giant King’s crown.

Angrago, who was beside him, admired obliviously.

Going out together with the Principal on the weekend.

The rumor that Wardanaz was receiving direct magic instruction from the Principal was really true!

“W-wow! Together with the Principal…!”

Lee Han looked at Angrago indifferently.

Though it wasn’t even a glare, Angrago felt his heart freeze coldly and went ‘gasp’ as he shut his mouth.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————