Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 27
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Chapter 027
“These bad guys should be grateful we gave them sleep herbs instead of poison!”
Nilia said angrily.
Having heard what happened to Lee Han and Yoner, she was thoroughly furious at the White Tiger Tower students.
“How dare they pick a fight with Wardanaz when he did nothing wrong!”
“Actually, it’s not that I did nothing wrong – I did enter a swordsmanship class that White Tiger Tower students were taking.”
“Huh?? But why is that wrong…”
“But that’s not what’s important.”
Nilia stared at Lee Han with wide eyes as if dumbfounded, but Lee Han ignored her and continued speaking.
“Anyway, Durgyu. I know you’re surprised, but I want you to understand that this isn’t cowardly or dishonorable. This is strategy.”
“R-right. The ones who got caught are the fools.”
Nilia supported Lee Han’s words.
To Nilia, who came from a hunter background, this level of retaliation wasn’t even retaliation.
“I still think we should have been more honorable…”
“Now, now. Durgyu. You’re viewing honor too narrowly. Let’s look at the results. If we had fought here and caused a commotion that got us all caught, honor or not, we would have all been red-faced with each other. But thanks to putting sleep herbs in the water, we could end things well without anyone getting red-faced. We won’t get caught, and those guys will return to school without getting hurt for nothing. Isn’t this honor?”
“Is… is that so?”
“It’s honor. It’s honor.”
Nilia supported Lee Han. Yoner and Gainando also chimed in.
“It seems like an honorable action.”
“The Imperial Palace would probably consider this honorable too?”
“I… I see.”
Like how someone who stays near ink gradually becomes black, Durgyu was slowly being influenced by Lee Han’s way of thinking without even realizing it.
* * *
Clatter clatter clatter-
At the sound of undead running from afar, Lee Han nodded his head.
-Suppression complete.
-Suppression complete.
The Bone Trackers didn’t think it was strange that the White Tiger Tower students had fallen asleep.
Being low-intelligence undead summons, they couldn’t distinguish such things.
‘Now I should wait and see.’
Lee Han was confident that those Bone Trackers would soon start to disperse.
Having captured all the White Tiger Tower students who were their targets, there was no reason for them to stay any longer.
“Where are you going?”
“I want to check around this area while we wait.”
Lee Han carefully headed toward where the castle walls were.
The unexpected commotion had ruined his original goal of escaping the school, but he couldn’t return empty-handed.
‘I need to check something.’
How far into the mountain range did the massive castle walls surrounding the school grounds extend?
And whether there really was no way to escape.
The other students carefully followed behind Lee Han.
Even though the Bone Trackers had disappeared, pitch-black darkness lay before them, and the higher up the mountain they went, the steeper it became and the thicker the trees and thickets grew.
“It’s too… dark.”
“This is dangerous. I’m going to fall.”
Moreover, with even the White Tiger Tower students who had been carrying torches gone, the surroundings were even darker.
“Wardanaz. We need to light a fire.”
“Wouldn’t that be dangerous?”
“There are so many obstacles around here that it should be fine.”
“Alright. Light!“
With Lee Han’s incantation, intense light enveloped the surroundings. It was like broad daylight.
Light!
Seeing this, Nilia suddenly became anxious.
Theoretically, at this distance with trees and thickets growing thick and lush, the light shouldn’t be visible from below, but…
Lee Han’s spell seemed too intense.
‘Surely we won’t get caught.’
-Put out the light, young students. It makes it impossible to sleep.
“!!!”
A low, echoing voice filled with mana that didn’t seem human came from within the forest.
The students, who had already been tormented by the crazy Principal, could only be horrified.
Could there have been a trap here too?
“Who are you?”
Lee Han was the first to regain his composure and speak.
‘If it were the Principal’s summon, it would have attacked first.’
-I’ll ask the questions first. Since you students have come to visit. If you answer the question correctly, I’ll treat you as guests, but if you’re wrong, you’ll be treated as uninvited visitors. Now… don’t be nervous. It’s a really easy problem. A dwarf lit five candles in his room late in the evening. But a strong wind blew from outside the window and extinguished one candle. Not long after, a guest dwarf drinking beer in the next room opened the door forcefully, causing another candle to go out. So the dwarf closed the window and door to prevent the candles from going out. How many candles will remain the next morning?
‘This is a trap.’
Lee Han realized the trap hidden in the riddle.
At first glance, it’s easy to think that since two out of five were extinguished, three would remain, but candles are supposed to burn out and go out over time.
In other words, when morning came, there would be 0 candles remaining.
“Three!”
Gainando answered without thinking. Lee Han was horrified.
“!”
-Correct.
“…Wait, wait. Wouldn’t the candles have burned out completely?”
Lee Han couldn’t help but ask. The voice answered as if puzzled.
-When giving riddles like this, of course you’d use magic candles that don’t burn out, right? Isn’t that obvious?
“…”
Lee Han cursed inwardly.
‘This ridiculous magical society.’
It really had been an easy problem as stated.
-Since you answered the question correctly, I’ll treat you as guests. But… it’s been a long time since I’ve met guests, so it’s a bit disappointing to end it just like that. How about trying to solve one more problem? Even if you get it wrong, I’ll still treat you as guests, but if you get it right, I’ll give you a gift.
“We’re ready.”
Lee Han answered immediately without any hesitation.
It would be foolish to miss such an opportunity.
-Here, in the morning there is someone large. At noon, this person becomes smaller, and in the afternoon, they become large again. At night, this person disappears. Who is this person?
The students hesitated.
They were flustered by the unexpected riddle.
‘What is it?’
‘I’m not sure.’
Gainando, who had gained confidence from getting the previous answer right, shouted again.
“It’s a monster that’s big in the morning and afternoon but becomes small at noon!”
-…Wrong.
“Why?! Ah. Because I forgot that it disappears at night…”
-I said it’s wrong.
“Is the answer a shadow?”
“Why?! Oh. I forgot that it disappears at night…”
-I told you it’s wrong.
“Is the answer shadow?”
-Correct!
“!!!”
His friends looked at Lee Han with surprised eyes.
-How did you get it right?
This was such a famous riddle.
Wasn’t it one of the Sphinx’s riddles?
Since it would be troublesome to explain that he had knowledge from his previous life, Lee Han answered simply.
“I concentrated my mind and entrusted myself to wisdom, and the answer came to me.”
Vague answers were always interpreted favorably anywhere, anytime.
The Other Person seemed very impressed by Lee Han’s answer.
They spoke in a more excited voice than before.
-Excellent. I welcome you. Clever young students.
The densely packed trees all moved aside in unison, and the surrounding terrain began to change as if covered in mist.
Along with the deep green mana, a spirit’s clearing that seemed too unreal to exist appeared before their eyes.
* * *
What greeted Lee Han and his friends was a Talking Oak Tree.
In the deep forest lived all kinds of monsters, spirits, and other mysterious beings.
The oak tree that had appeared before them now was one of them.
-You look very tired. Drink this.
The Talking Oak Tree moved its branches to offer a wooden cup. Cold green liquid was sloshing inside it.
‘The smell isn’t very good.’
Green juice-like color with a green juice-like smell.
But the mana he could feel from it was abundant. Lee Han drank it carefully.
“!”
He felt as if the fatigue accumulated in his muscles was completely relieved.
Like cold ice water penetrating your entire body after running and sweating on a hot summer day, the green drink he just drank had the same effect.
The cool refreshment flowing coldly down his throat!
Regardless of being very bitter, the effect was definite.
-It’s a drink made using tree sap created by the forest trees. Does it suit your taste?
“Yes. It’s delicious. Could you give me a bit more?”
-Do as you please.
Lee Han filled his leather water pouch with the tree sap and stored it away. Given the harsh school environment, he had to gather such things whenever he could.
While Lee Han was gathering supplies, the other students kept asking questions to the oak trees.
Having come to a mysterious clearing known only to the forest spirits, they couldn’t help but be curious.
“What is this place for?”
“Are there any other trees here?”
“Hey, isn’t there anything to eat? This is too bitter. How about some sweet fruit or something.”
While his friends were chattering, Lee Han also threw questions at the Talking Oak Tree.
He couldn’t let this opportunity slip by.
“May I ask you a few things?”
-Do as you please. But you should reveal who you are first. Introduce yourself.
“I am Lee Han.”
The oak tree was curious about Lee Han saying his name first instead of his family name.
It was uncommon for a noble boy to say his name first instead of his family name.
-What about your family?
“The Wardanaz Family.”
Thump-
The oak tree stepped back. Lee Han felt slightly wronged.
-Sorry. It’s not your fault, but because of the rumors. The Wardanaz Family has produced many great mages.
“Is that so?”
-They’ve also produced many crazy mages.
“…”
-To say your own name instead of your family name. Excellent. You’ll become a good mage. But what brings students here in the middle of the night?
Lee Han answered without even wetting his lips.
“We were enjoying a night stroll.”
“…”
Yoner, who heard the answer from beside him, bit his lips to hold back his laughter.
Of course, the Talking Oak Tree wasn’t fooled by such a lie.
-Ah. Did you come looking for a way to get out of school? But looking at the moon’s shape today, it should be the first week since the new students entered. Don’t tell me you’re already trying to leave in the first week?
“…Actually, there are various circumstances involved.”
Lee Han tried to make excuses, but the Talking Oak Tree was already admiring.
-Trying to leave in the first week… The new students who entered this time are remarkable indeed.
‘Damn.’
Lee Han gave up on making excuses.
“Talking Oak Tree sir. If so many students have tried to leave before, could you perhaps give us some advice on how to get out?”
-I’ve lived in this forest for over hundreds of years. I’ve watched many students try to leave this school. It’s not that there’s no way. It’s just impossible at your new student level.
The Talking Oak Tree didn’t seem inclined to tell them.
Lee Han, who hadn’t expected much anyway, decided to ask other questions.
“If we keep going straight in this direction, can we climb the mountain and get out?”
-It would be impossible. There are castle walls.
“…There are castle walls here too??”
-Yes. And those castle walls are enchanted with magic. If you carelessly try to climb them, you’ll have a bitter experience.
Lee Han was dumbfounded.
To think that castle walls extended even to this deep part of the steep mountain range they had climbed for several hours.
Truly amazing!
‘Then finding a place where the castle walls are broken to escape is practically impossible.’
Climbing over the castle walls or going around them was also not an option.
The Talking Oak Tree spoke as if giving advice.
-Don’t try to force your way out when you’re new students. It’s an extremely dangerous thing to do. The mountain is quiet now, but in a few more weeks, the sleeping monsters will also wake up.
“Thank you for letting us know.”
The Talking Oak Tree looked into Lee Han’s eyes.
Even after hearing such words, he wasn’t shaken at all.
Eyes that showed he was ready to charge forward even more rather than being scared.
That spirit pleased the Talking Oak Tree.
-I’ll give you one riddle. Black Axe Tribe Orcs and Red Feather Tribe Orcs. White Eagle Tribe Orcs and Green Frog Tribe Orcs gathered to hold a feast. A Wicked Goblin also snuck in and ate and drank to his heart’s content. How was the goblin able to do that?
“…?”
“???”
The students gathered there were puzzled by the Talking Oak Tree’s riddle.
Gainando opened his mouth.
“Was it a popular goblin?”
The oak tree ignored him, pretending not to hear.
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
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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