Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 279

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

Chapter 279

Angrago was eventually dragged out to the corridor.

With his collar grabbed, Angrago apologized.

“Cough, cough… Wardanaz. I’m sorry. I was deceived too.”

“If you were deceived, you bastard, you should have submitted an assignment too. You didn’t submit anything, so how were you deceived?”

At Lee Han’s growling appearance, Angrago thought to himself.

‘That’s only possible because you’re you…!’

Angrago had also really thought there was no extension period.

But Angrago didn’t have the ability to hastily make something and submit it like Lee Han.

So he was just going along with the White Tiger Tower students, thinking ‘What’s so important about studying? I have good friends here, so I don’t mind at all’…

“B-but the professor evaluated it favorably.”

“It’s only because the professor evaluated it favorably. If not, you’d be dragged to the basement right now, not the corridor.”

The assignment Lee Han had just submitted was, to put it nicely, bold and quick-witted, but to put it badly, it was forced.

It ended well because Professor Alpen looked upon it favorably, but if he had viewed it unfavorably, wouldn’t Lee Han alone have become the crazy one?

Lee Han shook Angrago by the collar a few more times before letting him go.

Anyway, since the assignment was successful, he would end it at this much.

Otherwise, he would have dragged him to the basement that Professor Boladi had told him about earlier.

“You White Tiger Tower guys are too easily swayed by false rumors to begin with. Do you know? When you hear a rumor, you shouldn’t blindly believe it…”

“…”

As payment for spreading false rumors, Angrago had to listen to suffocating nagging while returning to the lecture hall with Lee Han.

It seemed like he might stop for a moment to catch his breath, but Wardanaz poured out nagging without resting at all.

“Are you listening?”

“Y-yes.”

“Knights should originally know honor and act with gravity. But to be so swayed by rumors like that. It was the same last time. Some White Tiger Tower student was babbling false rumors that I had mastered some evil secret arts.”

‘That seems to have some basis…’

“When you hear such false rumors, you should firmly cut them off as a friend from the same tower. Got it? Are you listening?”

“Yeah. I’m listening.”

“Tell me what I just said.”

“…”

Angrago resolved never to spread false rumors again.

Wrong rumors could destroy a student’s soul.

* * *

“Thank you. Wardanaz.”

“I have responsibility in this matter too.”

Lee Han returned to the lecture hall and helped his friends with their crafting again.

Considering the amount of silver coins he had received, he couldn’t just leave them alone.

“You’re talking about your sense of responsibility as the top student of the year.”

“No? What nonsense are you…”

“You’re not?”

Asan, who had been moved, scratched his head with an embarrassed face.

Yoner, who was assembling a display case for potions nearby, stopped his hands for a moment and asked.

“Wait a minute. Come to think of it, when I asked you last time if you’d try solving it with magic alone, you said no?”

“Gainando. Focus a bit.”

Lee Han pretended not to hear and changed the subject. Gainando, who had been dozing with his eyes open while holding a hammer, was startled.

“Huh, how did you know!?”

“…”

Yoner stared intently from behind. Lee Han hurriedly moved his steps.

“What are you all worrying about?”

Lee Han tilted his head at the sight of several students gathered together in discussion.

Seeing them exchange words with quite serious expressions, they seemed to be discussing the assignment.

‘How nice to see.’

Compared to Gainando dozing off just now, it was a very pleasant sight.

Indeed, a student’s duty lies in studying…

“Ah. Lord Wardanaz.”

Neblen and Rowena stopped their conversation and looked at Lee Han.

Looking at them, it wasn’t just the two of them, but other students also looked familiar. They were the Imperial Princess’s followers he had seen a few times.

“What is it?”

Lee Han felt a slight sense of foreboding.

And that foreboding soon proved to be fact.

“We were discussing whether to go with the original design that Her Imperial Highness submitted, or whether we should compromise with the current tight situation.”

“…”

‘Gainando dozing off would be better.’

Lee Han looked at his friends with eyes of contempt and disappointment.

Regardless, the Imperial Princess’s followers continued their very serious discussion.

“Of course we should go with the original plan! Are you doubting Her Imperial Highness’s abilities?”

“This is correct. Since Her Imperial Highness submitted the design, if we don’t submit according to that design, it will tarnish her honor and pride.”

‘They’re crazy.’

Lee Han quickly realized.

Even if you submitted a design, you could change it a little depending on the situation. How would changing it tarnish honor and pride?

Then would Lee Han, who omitted all the contents of the design, be shameless?

There was never any good in associating with crazy people.

Lee Han tried to quietly step back.

However, the evil Imperial Princess’s followers didn’t let Lee Han escape.

“Lord Wardanaz. What do you think?”

“Right. Please give us your opinion too, Lord Wardanaz.”

Lee Han unconsciously looked at Gainando.

Unfortunately, Gainando was very focused. He couldn’t find fault and escape.

‘Damn it. He should focus at normal times.’

“You guys can decide among yourselves.”

“No. If Lord Wardanaz speaks, even those who oppose will be convinced.”

It seemed the Imperial Princess’s followers preferred to create unanimous agreement through peaceful persuasion.

The majority was ‘let’s go with the original plan’ but…

Surprisingly, there was also one follower who was sane.

A student from Black Turtle Tower, who was alone arguing ‘let’s compromise since the situation has changed.’

‘There was a decent person among the followers too.’

Lee Han had a rude thought and asked.

“What’s your name?”

“Bol, Bolcat.”

“Right. Bolcat. What’s your argument?”

“I think this is impossible time-wise right now. I respect Her Imperial Highness’s abilities, but Her Imperial Highness also has to prepare for other exams. I worked as a guild craftsman before entering school. This is impossible to complete in time.”

“Indeed.”

Lee Han was impressed.

Like a decent person, he was making valid persuasion based on his experience.

“Bolcat! I respect your abilities and family, but I can’t accept you limiting Her Imperial Highness’s abilities like that!”

“Right! Her Imperial Highness can definitely do it!”

‘But the opponents are crazy people.’

Lee Han clicked his tongue inwardly.

Bolcat’s sin was associating with that group of lunatics.

Because of that sin, wasn’t he suffering this fate now!

There were opponents who could be persuaded and those who couldn’t.

“Hmm. I’m not sure. But if our opinions are running on parallel lines like this, it wouldn’t be bad to decide by majority vote just this once…”

He was trying to escape like that when someone lightly tugged at the end of Lee Han’s coat.

“?”

Lee Han stopped speaking and turned his head.

The Imperial Princess was desperately crossing both her index fingers under the desk.

“…”

Her face and eyes were expressionless, but desperation could be felt from her hand gestures.

Even Gainando would have understood the signal of ‘Please stop them!’

When Lee Han hesitated, Neblen, who had been listening, spoke up.

“Anyway, you’re saying to decide by majority vote?”

“Wrong, Neblen.”

“Huh? You just said it wouldn’t be bad to decide by majority vote…”

“In magic, there is only right and wrong, majority votes don’t exist.”

“!?”

Lee Han used his statue-like face to be unreasonable.

When he spoke seriously with an expressionless face, the Imperial Princess’s followers momentarily missed their chance to say ‘But you just said that.’

“Did you see me submit the magic lamp?”

“We, we did see it…”

“You saw that and still haven’t caught on? The Imperial Princess’s followers are like this.”

Even while speaking, Lee Han was rapidly turning his mind.

What kind of plausible sophistry should he spout to deceive these followers like Gainando?

‘I should have just pretended not to know.’

But to just ignore them, the silver coins he had generously collected by utilizing, no, treating the Imperial Princess weighed on his mind.

Even the Thief Guild would give special treatment to customers who paid that much silver.

Moreover, the Imperial Princess had an excessively wide network.

If by any chance the Imperial Princess went outside during vacation and casually said ‘I asked for help but Wardanaz wouldn’t help,’ that could be inflated into false rumors.

As Lee Han had been suffering from malicious slander all semester due to minor friction with White Tiger Tower students, he was cautious about this aspect.

“Please give us wisdom, Wardanaz.”

“What did we miss?”

“Well… Professor Knighton is also evaluating courage and quick wit in this lecture. I knew that, so I submitted the design with major omissions.”

“!!”

The Imperial Princess’s followers were shocked.

Indeed, it sounded plausible when they heard it.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for a student like Wardanaz to submit a design with major omissions.

“Do you understand? Originally, Her Imperial Highness would have also made it with major omissions to fit the lecture’s purpose. But she was waiting, unable to speak because she was worried you might be embarrassed.”

“That… that’s!”

“We’re sorry, Your Imperial Highness! We should have realized!”

‘Somehow it worked out.’

Lee Han inwardly sighed with relief.

The Imperial Princess, who was surrounded by followers receiving apologies, looked at Lee Han and slightly bowed her head.

It was a gesture of gratitude for helping her escape.

Lee Han smiled and made a circle with his finger.

‘Please repay me with silver coins later.’

Seeing that, the Imperial Princess’s eyes widened slightly.

‘He’s saying not to worry about it?!’

To brush it off saying it’s okay even after giving such help.

She felt ashamed once again for misunderstanding Wardanaz at the beginning of the semester.

The Imperial Princess made a small circle with her finger. It meant she understood.

‘As expected. His reputation as a genius throughout the Empire isn’t just empty fame.’

Lee Han was pleased.

Unlike Gainando, the Imperial Princess was quick to understand.

Gratitude was originally best expressed through material means!

* * *

“Hello, Professor.”

The Divination Magic Professor, Professor Passelette Kraer, answered the students coming in to take the exam.

“My personality will change to a violent and threatening one in about 30 minutes, so try not to talk to me if possible.”

“…Yes!”

The students turned pale and kept their distance.

Sometimes they forgot, but none of the professors at this magic school were normal.

“Is everyone seated? Then let’s begin the final exam.”

Professor Passelette waved his staff. Then writing appeared on the blackboard.

Divine what will appear on the Divination Magic final exam.

“??????”

“Begin.”

Professor Passelette sat down.

Naturally, the students fell into great confusion.

This was the final exam, but they were told to divine what would appear on the final exam.

It was a strange problem like a snake swallowing itself.

‘Still, there are some quick-witted ones.’

Professor Passelette looked around at the students.

While some students were confused and holding their heads, others were deep in thought.

They clearly showed signs of trying to infer the meaning contained in this contradictory problem.

‘For a divination mage, how much they refrain from divination is more important than how well they divine.’

It sounded paradoxical, but it was true.

Being able to glimpse even a little of the future had tremendous addictive properties.

Mages who fell into this pleasure couldn’t last long as divination mages.

Mages who could last long as divination mages were those who knew the fear of divination and refrained from it as much as possible.

And the final exam problem was exactly one that taught such a point.

If they hastily attempted divination magic just because the problem said to divine, they would be trapped in an endless cycle until the exam ended.

‘That Wardanaz seems to have caught on too.’

Professor Passelette looked at Lee Han.

Having shown terrifying potential from the first lecture, even Professor Passelette, who wasn’t particularly obsessed with disciples, couldn’t help but be concerned about this student.

Indeed, befitting that potential, he would avoid the trap contained in the problem…

“?!?”

Professor Passelette was shocked.

Lee Han was attempting divination magic.

And he kept going without stopping!

‘He should definitely be trapped?!’

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