Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 302

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Chapter 302

“He keeps glaring at me. What am I supposed to do when he glares like that every time I visit?”

When Gainando whined, Lee Han came up with a good idea.

It was something he had already told Asan before.

“Just go outside the manor.”

“Huh?”

“What can he do if we wander around outside?”

“Oh… you’ll hang out with me?”

“If that’s what you want.”

Gainando’s face brightened. Seeing this, Ratford felt sorry for him.

‘It’s probably going to be a bit different from what you’re thinking…’

* * *

Since the topic came up, Lee Han called out Asan as well and set off with his friends.

Gainando asked with an expectant face.

“Are we going to buy mage cards?”

“No.”

“Are we going to buy the new magazine that came out?”

“No.”

“Then where are we going?”

“Richmond family.”

“???”

Gainando and Asan tilted their heads at Lee Han’s words.

It wasn’t a familiar family name, so it took them a moment to process it.

If it was the Richmond family…

“Where was that again?”

“You don’t know the Richmond family?”

Lee Han looked at his friends as if he couldn’t believe it. His friends shrank back like students who had gotten an easy test question wrong.

“S-sorry. Which family was the Richmond family again?”

“They’re the family that runs one of the Empire’s leading carriage transport guilds.”

“…”

“…”

How do you know that!

While the two were dumbfounded, Yoner nodded as if he understood.

“Ah. Right. That’s right.”

“See. Yoner knows. It’s strange that you don’t know that.”

“…”

“…”

While Asan and Gainando were at a loss for words, the group arrived at their destination.

The Richmond Transport Guild building located on the outskirts of the city resembled a massive warehouse.

“Hey, you bastard! Can’t you see the carriage is here right now!”

“That’s what I should be saying! If you don’t move that carriage right now, I’ll send you to the temple!”

The coachmen in charge of carriages were desperately trying to get their carriages into the warehouse as quickly as possible, while the guild staff moved without stopping for even a second, unloading and loading boxes.

“It’s like Yoner’s manor.”

“?!”

Yoner was startled by Lee Han’s muttering.

‘Did our house look that chaotic…?’

Yoner resolved that when he returned to the manor, he would tell them not to let too many people wait in front of the manor.

“Carriage to Kvalgen City is finished!”

“Departure! Departure!”

“Shailes?”

“?!”

Shailes of the Richmond family, who had been mixed in with the workers shouting at the top of his lungs, was startled when his friends came looking for him.

* * *

“Thank you so much. Wardanaz.”

Shailes expressed his heartfelt gratitude and held out his pouch.

Lee Han was moved by the sincerity of someone who gave money right away without any troublesome process.

‘The other friends should learn from this.’

“What’s wrong?”

When Lee Han looked them over, his friends were puzzled.

“It’s nothing. Oh right. Shailes. There’s something I’d like to consult you about.”

“Me? Tell me anything.”

Shailes was slightly surprised.

Lee Han of Wardanaz Family asking him for a favor. He couldn’t even guess what it might be.

‘Could it be that he has something that needs to be transported secretly?’

Maybe there was some important item that needed to be moved without his family members finding out…

“Do you know of any good short-term jobs in the city that a mage could do for good profit?”

“…Uh… huh??”

Shailes was flustered.

Lee Han’s words were completely unexpected.

But Lee Han was serious.

‘Good jobs need to be found in advance.’

Mages were high-level personnel anywhere and anytime, but that didn’t mean there were many places to work.

To be precise, mages were too expensive.

Even the task of unloading and loading the packed cargo in the carriages behind them could be shortened dramatically by calling just one skilled mage…

But then the labor costs would immediately exceed the profits.

There were many places to work, but only a few places where mages could work while receiving silver coins worth their value.

Moreover, here in Granden City, there were quite a few students from Einroguard besides Lee Han.

Considering the number of upperclassmen as well, decent short-term jobs would disappear in an instant.

‘I need to find them as quickly as possible.’

“Are you perhaps joking…”

Shailes started to speak but hesitated when he saw Lee Han’s blazing eyes.

Those were definitely not the eyes of someone joking.

‘But why would Blue Dragon Tower students want to work…’

It wouldn’t be surprising if Black Turtle Tower students or Phoenix Tower, or even White Tiger Tower students were looking for work.

Many of them were actually doing so.

Since the cost of living in Granden City was high, students who didn’t work at all during vacation were rare.

But Blue Dragon Tower students…

Don’t they not need to?

“Well, I don’t know that much either. I’ve only heard stories from friends and guild staff members.”

“Anything is fine. Tell me.”

“Uh, carriage escort work and such would be a bit much, right?”

The Empire’s land was vast, and traveling long distances naturally involved dangers.

From monsters to bandits.

Naturally, carriage convoys didn’t just have coachmen but also had guards accompanying them.

Cheap cargo was fine, but when transporting expensive and important items, they would often include high-level personnel like mages.

“That’s a bit concerning. If we participate wrongly, we might not make it back for the start of next semester.”

“That… that’s true. I heard there’s work teaching people who have aptitude for magic…”

Lee Han nodded and took notes.

It was certainly quite decent work.

Not everyone had enough talent to enroll in the Empire’s magic school. Some people lived their lives without realizing they had magical talent.

Occasionally, some of these people would decide to learn magic, even if belatedly.

The types were diverse. Adventurers, mercenaries, merchants, sailors, explorers, and so on.

Teaching magic to such people was quite popular work among Einroguard students.

“Wait. We’re 1st years – is it okay for us to teach?”

“Well, they said being a 1st year at Einroguard is sufficient.”

“I see. What’s next?”

“Ah, no. You want more from here?”

Shailes wracked his brain as much as possible under Lee Han’s gaze.

“Oh, this isn’t always available, but I heard material gathering requests are good.”

“Material gathering requests?”

Lee Han paused.

Usually such work was done by inexperienced adventurers or errand runners.

Of course, high-difficulty materials had huge rewards and veteran adventurers would step up, but…

There was no way such requests would be popular among students.

“Isn’t that work other people could do?”

“Ah. There are materials that only mages can collect.”

‘Ah.’

Lee Han understood.

Among materials, there were some that could only be properly extracted using magic.

“Shailes. If such requests come up, make sure to tell me.”

“No… why on earth… Well, fine. I understand. I owe you a lot, so that much is fine.”

“But isn’t there more?”

“…”

Shailes desperately wracked his brain once again.

It’s not like he’s a crazy person who can’t work, so why…

“Right! There’s also work assisting mages with experiments!”

“That’s a bit concerning.”

“?!”

When Lee Han immediately showed rejection, Shailes was flustered.

“Why? I heard this is also really good work.”

“Shailes. You should be wary of unfamiliar mages first. Who knows what kind of experiments they’ll do.”

Lee Han spoke very seriously.

As someone who was actually suffering from meeting the wrong unfamiliar mage, Shailes’ such complacent perception was very worrying.

Even an experiment with an ordinary name like 【Basic Magic Combat Repetitive Experiments】 could turn out to be a bizarre experiment where they launch all sorts of attacks at test subjects.

“Ah… no. Wardanaz. Of course they’re unfamiliar mages, but they’re mages who have built trust and reputation in this city. They’re not criminal mages with bounties on their heads. They wouldn’t do strange experiments…?”

“No.”

Lee Han answered firmly.

“They could. Remember that. Got it?”

“Uh, uh-huh…”

Shailes was overwhelmed by Lee Han’s intensity and just nodded.

The logic still didn’t make sense to him, but Lee Han’s voice contained sincerity that transcended logic.

“But assisting mages with experiments really is good work. Wardanaz. It’s not something you can get just because you want it… Couldn’t we just listen to the experiment details and choose the decent ones?”

Not all mage experiments were necessarily dangerous.

Observing or recording unusual magical phenomena occurring near the city also counted as experiment assistance.

“I understand. If you insist that much, I’ll consider it.”

“No, it’s really good…”

Lee Han, having roughly finished organizing, looked up and asked.

“So Shailes. What kind of work are you doing among these?”

“Me? I’m too busy to do any. I have to help with guild work.”

Lee Han was intrigued.

Perhaps the bluebird had been close by all along.

“Does transport guild work pay well too?”

“No. I don’t get paid, but it’s family business so I do it.”

“Oh dear. Shailes. Even if it’s family, working for free isn’t a good idea. You’re devaluing yourself.”

“…Ah, no… it’s our family business…?”

As Lee Han gave such advice and was about to get up, a guild member ran over and spoke to Shailes.

“Young master. The trading company next door is urgently looking for a mage for reagent inventory organization. How about you go take a look? It pays quite well.”

“No way. Look at our warehouse. We need to finish organizing today. Don’t you see the coachmen are about to riot?”

“Perfect timing. We’ll take that request.”

“?!”

“??!”

At Lee Han’s words, Shailes was flustered, the guild member was flustered, and Lee Han’s friends behind him were flustered.

“Wardanaz, you will?”

“If it’s work that needs a mage, wouldn’t the pay be decent?”

“Ah, no. The pay is decent, but it’ll be boring and annoying.”

“The pay is what matters. Then it’s okay to take it, right?”

“Uh… yeah.”

Lee Han got up, took the paper, gathered his things, and left leisurely. His friends also followed him out.

The guild member, who was still gaping, finally came to his senses and asked.

“Ah… no. Young master. Those friends are nobles, right? But why on earth?”

Shailes deeply empathized with the guild member’s words.

Exactly!

* * *

“A mage, and Einroguard students at that? You’re absolutely welcome!”

The trading company employee who had been excitedly shouting looked up and was startled.

‘They’re nobles!?’

“…You, you know what our trading company does, right?”

“Searching through the warehouse to check reagents and organize inventory, isn’t it?”

“Right, that’s right… but it’ll be boring for you. It won’t be fun…”

“But the pay is good, isn’t it?”

“That’s true, but… please, take care of us.”

Lee Han’s group headed to the warehouse.

Nilia, Ratford, and Yoner didn’t think much of it, but Gainando and Asan were still not over their confusion.

“But why are we doing this?”

“It… it must be because it helps with magic studies. If it’s Wardanaz, that’s definitely it.”

While the two were whispering, familiar faces appeared in front of the warehouse.

It was Salko’s gang.

“!!”

Salko and his friends were startled to see Lee Han’s group.

“Wardanaz! What brings you here?”

“I came to work.”

“You…”

Salko was momentarily speechless, then exclaimed in an admiring voice.

“…is really an amazing guy!”

“Are we really going to work?”

Gainando’s whisper scattered futilely.

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