Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 300

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Chapter 300

While Lee Han frowned and tried to recall his memories, the Imperial Family members began to take action.

Prince Bogajun tapped the table with his finger and said.

“Judging by the heavy weight of the egg, that doesn’t seem like a flying creature.”

Imperial Princess Judrantes immediately countered.

“You can’t necessarily think that way. There are heavy ones among flying creatures too.”

“I know that too. But for speculation, we need high probability options…”

“That’s what’s wrong.”

“What’s wrong is your guard knight being involved in a bribery case… Ahem.”

“…Well, since you couldn’t even solve the plague in Kuldran Village, it’s no wonder you can’t get such obvious things right… Ehem.”

‘No. This is more interesting than I thought.’

Lee Han, who was listening from the side, thought he understood why nobles followed the Imperial Family around and participated in gatherings.

Watching the Imperial Family members fight while carefully testing each other was more entertaining than expected.

Of course, the nobles weren’t following them around with such wicked thoughts…

Tap tap-

“?”

Lee Han turned his head. Looking back, he saw Imperial Princess Adenart from the same tower standing there.

Adenart bowed her head slightly in gratitude and handed Lee Han a well-wrapped pouch.

Seeing this, Lee Han was deeply moved.

‘She knows gratitude, as befitting royalty!’

The favor from last time when he stopped the Imperial Princess from being forced to do difficult assignments because of her followers.

She hadn’t forgotten and was trying to repay it with silver coins like this.

‘The Empire’s future is bright.’

“Thank you.”

Lee Han replied and untied the wrapped string.

Then from inside, shining silver coins would…

…not come out, but a shining medal came out instead.

“????”

When a medal came out instead of silver coins, Lee Han was momentarily flustered.

What’s this?

‘Ah. Silver coins have limits in weight and volume, so she gave high-liquidity jewelry instead.’

Lee Han was once again amazed by the Imperial Princess’s consideration.

Truly intelligence befitting the year’s top student… no, second place.

To give jewelry that could be sold immediately.

“Lord Wardanaz. That’s a gratitude token.”

“…”

At the follower’s kind explanation, Lee Han’s expression darkened.

A gratitude token.

It was a gift given by a family as a token of gratitude when a family member owed a debt.

If you needed help and presented this token, you could receive that family’s assistance anytime, anywhere.

Since Adenart’s maternal family was quite powerful, this gratitude token’s value was also tremendous…

‘…Just give me silver coins instead.’

However, it was rather useless to Lee Han.

It’s not like Lee Han was going to enter politics by gaining the Imperial Family’s support, or enter the Imperial Social Circle…

Moreover, it was awkward to exchange such gratitude tokens for silver coins. If you got unlucky and were caught, it would look like you were ignoring the other family’s sincerity.

Lee Han suppressed a sigh inwardly and answered hypocritically.

“To receive something like this… I feel it’s too much for me.”

“Haha. Not at all. Her Imperial Highness is deeply grateful for Lord Wardanaz’s dedication.”

“Do I really deserve to receive something like this?”

“Yes! Of course.”

The Imperial Princess also nodded while staring intently as if asking him to accept it.

When his attempt to somehow receive something else instead failed, Lee Han suppressed his bitterness and pocketed the medal.

“Thank you.”

“Wait. What are you giving on your own?”

Bogajun said sternly to Adenart’s follower.

While Bogajun and Judrantes were arguing, Adenart was trying to take the talent away on her own.

Judrantes also stopped arguing and intervened.

“Trying to force a gratitude token on someone. Don’t you know that forced kindness becomes a burden?”

‘Surprisingly, she can say sensible things too.’

However, Adenart’s followers were not to be underestimated.

“Giving on our own? Prince Bogajun. This is something Lady Adenart gave to a friend as a token of gratitude. The two of them are studying together at Einroguard.”

“Kuk…”

“Kruk.”

Bogajun and Judrantes simultaneously let out groans of frustration.

There was no better excuse for building friendship than the fact of studying at the same school.

‘Such cowardice…’

‘To use the fact of being enrolled at Einroguard like this.’

When the two royals were at a loss for words, the follower triumphantly continued.

“Do you understand? Lord Wardanaz is Her Imperial Highness’s close friend.”

“?”

Lee Han tilted his head.

Was that so?

‘Are we that close… close?’

Of course, he had prepared meals for her, and as they were from the same tower, they had done various things together, but he was a bit puzzled whether that made them close friends.

Friends might be acceptable, but…

“Hu hu! Hu hu! Hu hu!”

Gainando seemed to think the same way and tried to protest strongly.

‘If we’re talking about being close, I’m closer!’

Of course, since other words were sealed, it had no effect.

“Be quiet. There are many eyes watching.”

Yoner poked Gainando’s side.

Lee Han had gone to the trouble of arranging for them to maintain face in front of the nobles who came to today’s gathering, yet he was trying to kick that away.

This cousin should know some gratitude.

“Hmph. Friendship at school is like child’s play. Just because you studied together doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily serve.”

“A rare sensible thing to say. Right. Isn’t it stranger to think someone will serve just because you have some friendship?”

The two royals changed direction and twisted it to shake their friendship.

Of course, neither Lee Han nor Adenart were shaken.

Adenart was originally an expressionless person, and Lee Han didn’t particularly have any thoughts about it.

‘It’s not wrong though.’

The idea of serving someone just because you went to the same school was nonsense.

By that logic, Gainando would already be a follower…

“Oh. How about trying to guess the identity of that egg?”

“You should be quite capable of it.”

Bogajun and Judrantes recommended the riddle to win Lee Han’s favor.

Of course, that was not at all an action that would win Lee Han’s favor.

‘I said I don’t want to do it, so why do these bastards keep…’

It would be good for everyone if they just fought among themselves, but they kept trying to involve Lee Han, which was endlessly annoying.

Just as he was about to politely refuse, something flashed through Lee Han’s mind.

‘!’

A strangely familiar egg.

He felt like he had seen it somewhere before…

‘A basilisk egg!!’

The memory of Professor Boladi receiving it and being disappointed was vivid. He wondered why he only remembered it now.

“Isn’t that a basilisk egg?”

Lee Han asked in a slightly flustered voice.

Of course, as long as it didn’t hatch, whether it was a basilisk egg or a dragon egg didn’t matter much…

But wasn’t it a bit dangerous?

‘Do the Imperial Family normally do riddles of this level when they gather? This isn’t even Einroguard?’

The noble who brought the egg, Brodon, laughed as if asking what he was talking about.

“It’s not a basilisk egg, Lord Wardanaz.”

“Is… that so?”

When the other person answered confidently, Lee Han hesitated. He wondered if he had seen it wrong.

“Yes. Please trust me. There’s no way I’d bring such a dangerous egg to this gathering.”

“Where did you happen to obtain it?”

“I bought it from a merchant?”

“…”

Lee Han’s face, which had been trying to trust him, hardened stiffly.

An egg bought from a merchant, not one he had raised or obtained himself.

Suddenly he felt ominous.

‘…It should be fine.’

Thinking about it, whether it was a basilisk egg or dragon egg, what problem could there be as long as there were no signs of hatching?

They’d take it back when the gathering ended anyway…

Crack!

As the sound of the egg cracking came and something tried to emerge from inside, Lee Han reacted immediately.

“Everyone get down!”

The time he had been harshly trained at Einroguard did not betray Lee Han.

Thanks to that, he could draw his staff and cast a spell faster than anyone else.

“Spring forth. Spread out!”

A massive body of water sprang forth in the air, then transformed into a veil that surrounded the glass case.

One of the most dangerous things when facing a basilisk was its evil eye.

The basilisk’s eyes, which cast a petrification curse the moment you met them, were dangerous even if it was a newborn.

“I’ll help… ugh!”

“Stay still!”

“But I…”

“You too!”

Lee Han grabbed the necks of the Prince and Imperial Princess who tried to interfere, stuffed them behind the table, and shouted to his friends.

“Remember what we did last time? Move like then! Keep your heads down and look with mirrors! Move!”

Lee Han set up the table and pushed the nobles behind it. To prevent them from sticking their heads out and making eye contact with the evil eye.

Crash, thud!

The sound of glass breaking came, followed by a dull sound bouncing off the water veil.

Lee Han was surprised by the impact that seemed like it would break through at any moment.

“It should be a baby, how is it…?”

“Ah! Lord Wardanaz!”

Zolbavden, who was hiding under the table nearby, shouted as if he understood.

“Lord Brodon often gives growth potions to take good care of his eggs!”

“…”

Zolbavden was excellent with information, befitting his role as an informant of the Imperial Social Circle.

Of course, it wasn’t very helpful information in the current situation!

Brodon, who still hadn’t fully grasped the situation, shouted as if denying reality.

“It might not be a basilisk!”

“Whatever it is, anything rampaging like that must be a vicious creature! Everyone stay behind the tables! Sharkan, come out! Perkuntra, I need your power!”

Realizing the situation was serious, Lee Han tried to play his strongest card first.

If he hesitated clumsily, the situation could only get worse.

However, when Lee Han was halfway through summoning Perkuntra, the water veil finally tore.

Hiss!

Surprisingly, a burning sound came from the water veil.

When the monster inside couldn’t break through with force, it tore through the water veil with poison.

Through that torn gap, the monster’s form flashed.

A vicious monster born from the mixed souls of a snake and rooster, a basilisk!

Flash!

The basilisk, sensing who was the most threatening mage in this place, immediately shot its evil eye at Lee Han.

Its vertically elongated pupils flashed, spewing forth an evil petrification curse.

“…The one who contracted with you calls upon you with proper qualification!”

-?????

However, Lee Han didn’t waver at all even after being hit by the petrification curse.

In fact, he was so focused on reciting the incantation that he didn’t even notice the basilisk had shot the petrification curse.

Flash, flash, flash!

The petrification curse was cast repeatedly, but Lee Han deflected them all.

And Perkuntra was summoned.

Rumble, crash!

Thunder and lightning struck indoors, and a massive Lightning Spirit began to take shape above Lee Han.

What kind of chaos is this?! You really bring trouble wherever you go!

“…I’ll explain that later! There’s a basilisk trying to escape in front! Please stop it!”

At Lee Han’s urgent cry, Perkuntra immediately grasped the situation.

If there was a basilisk trapped in that water veil, this was no ordinary matter.

From what he could see, there were quite a few non-mages present, and it could lead to a major disaster.

Among the countless mistakes you’ve made today, the best choice was summoning me!

Perkuntra’s body swelled greatly, then shot out like lightning.

And it rushed into the water veil.

Whether it was a basilisk or whatever, he would subdue it in one strike…

…It fainted, didn’t it?

“Pardon?”

It fainted. It seems to be exhausted.

Perkuntra cleared away the water veil and showed the collapsed basilisk. It was lying there as if dead.

Sharkan also poked the basilisk. Even so, the basilisk didn’t get up.

“Is… that so?”

Yes.

For a moment, an awkward silence circled between Lee Han and Perkuntra.

Lee Han spoke in an embarrassed voice.

“Anyway, thank you for coming.”

…

Perkuntra glared at Lee Han.

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