Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 325

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Chapter 325

Diret whispered in a flustered voice.

“Junior, how did you persuade them??”

“I have a friend from Black Turtle Tower, so they gave permission.”

“Ah. Really? …Huh? Aren’t you from Blue Dragon Tower?”

“Senior! That mana, isn’t it mana leaked by an undead?”

Diret, who had been puzzled by Lee Han’s suspiciously wide network of connections, suddenly snapped to attention at those words.

That wasn’t what was important right now.

“Good find. Let’s go!”

Bang!

A wooden crate came flying out from inside the storage with a crashing sound. Lee Han immediately swung his staff. A thick water shield wrapped around the flying wooden crate and made a dull sound.

“…!”

Diret gritted his teeth.

Whether it knew what it was doing or not, the actions of that undead chimera were hitting the party’s weak points.

If it tried to destroy all the storage items like that, it would be quite troublesome for the mages.

They had barely gotten permission to enter, and if the storage items were broken, the guild members wouldn’t just stand by.

“Salko! Please understand if we smash some things!”

“I get it, so just catch the undead!! You beat up those White Tiger Tower students so well, why can’t you catch an undead like that!”

“!?”

While Diret was surprised, Lee Han began firing lightning magic indiscriminately.

Crackle crackle crackle!

The undead chimera, sensing something ominous in the air, threw its body behind a crate to dodge.

However, Lee Han didn’t care whether it hid behind a crate or inside a crate.

He would smash it with force!

“Flash, flash, flash, flash!”

A storm of magic.

Diret could only describe the current scene that way.

To think he could create such a deadly dense barrage with low circle magic.

‘This is really…’

When the inside of the storage was turned upside down and smashed and there was nothing left to hide behind, the undead chimera seemed to realize it was in trouble and ran completely outside the premises.

Salko and the guild members who had been stealthily approaching from outside the storage were dejected at the sight.

“You should approach secretly, if you come so openly while leaking killing intent like that, of course it would notice!”

“The guild members here aren’t mages or knights, so what do you expect? This much is enough! Hurry up and chase the undead!”

“Anyway, thank you!”

Lee Han decided to get angry later and first expressed his gratitude.

Thanks to Salko’s cooperation, they were able to chase after it.

“Let’s go, Senior!”

When Lee Han’s group rushed out, the guild members finally breathed a sigh of relief.

One way or another, they had been tense at the news that an undead had jumped into the guild storage.

“Will it be okay? Chasing and catching something escaping in the city isn’t usually easy. And the opponent isn’t even human.”

“It’ll probably be fine. The one chasing is more of a monster.”

Salko said that and walked toward the storage.

And he was shocked to see the completely destroyed interior.

‘Wardanaz…!! Even if you got permission, isn’t this a bit too much!!’

* * *

The undead chimera, which had first fled seeing the mana, then fled seeing the lightning magic, completely changed its movement pattern. It moved through complex and tricky routes, trying to make the pursuers tire out first.

“It seems like it’s waiting for us to get tired.”

“Hmph. Even if we’re mages, thinking we’d get tired from this much is a mistake. We’re all from Einroguard, aren’t we?”

“That’s right.”

Not only Lee Han and Diret, but Ymirg also nodded.

“Huff… huff huff.”

Gainando was panting heavily, out of breath. Lee Han cast a spell on him.

“Feet, dominate the ground.”

“Strength…! Thanks! Lee Han!”

The future where he would suffer from muscle pain when the enhancement magic ended was clearly visible, but Lee Han encouraged Gainando.

“It’s nothing. Gainando. Cheer up!”

“Yeah!!”

“This is trouble. Juniors.”

Diret spoke up in a perplexed voice.

“What’s wrong?”

“Of all places, it’s the Greenbell family manor again…”

The Greenbell family, a city noble family deeply rooted in Granden City, was not an easy family to deal with.

Being quite exclusive, they would be even more so in this kind of situation.

‘Even if we say an undead entered, they probably won’t cooperate…’

“Junior. Do you happen to know anyone in the Greenbell family too?”

Diret asked without much expectation.

No matter how much he was from Blue Dragon Tower and the Wardanaz family, he couldn’t have connections with all the noble families in the Empire.

If there were no connections, they couldn’t just knock on the door and ask to be treated as guests in this situation. That would be rude.

“Wait a moment.”

‘No way…’

When Lee Han walked away like before, Diret was perplexed.

Could it really be?

“It’s fine. Let’s go in.”

“You had connections?!”

“We’re not close, but I met them before… Anyway, it would take long to explain, so let’s go in first! Let’s catch the undead.”

“R-right.”

Together with his junior who had a suspiciously wide network, Diret entered the manor.

Even though they said an undead had infiltrated, the manor’s steward had a calm expression.

“There’s nothing to worry about. In fact, we could have caught it even if you mages hadn’t come to help.”

At those words, Gainando got unnecessarily worked up.

“You don’t know how strong and clever this undead is!”

“No matter how strong and clever it is, I don’t think it can beat the people currently in this manor.”

“…Gah! You must not know well, but Lee Han here is from the Wardanaz family and recently killed a basilisk in one blow…”

“Shut up.”

‘?????’

Feeling Diret’s shocked gaze, Lee Han made Gainando shut his mouth.

They had visited thanks to the other party’s goodwill, so what was he doing competing?

“It seems like there are quite remarkable people here… May I ask?”

The steward smiled brightly at those words and answered.

“Knights from the White Poplar Knight Order are here.”

* * *

Bikelintz, a knight of the White Poplar Knight Order, felt slightly sorry seeing the apprentice knights eating like they were possessed.

“I’m sorry. Lord Greenbell.”

“Not at all. What’s there to worry about with this? They’re at an age when they eat a lot.”

As Alladne said, the apprentice knights were at an age when they looked for a lot of food.

They were at an age where they should be growing rapidly, and living the knight order life meant they were always hungry.

…But even considering that, it was still somewhat embarrassing to see them burying their faces in soup bowls held in one hand while grabbing chunks of meat with the other.

‘I’ll have to lecture them after we return.’

“I’ve heard many stories about the White Poplar Knight Order’s apprentice knights training around the city lately. How is the training progressing? Do you need any assistance?”

“Just being treated this well is more than enough gratitude.”

Bikelintz answered courteously.

His recent answer was sincere, but it also had another meaning hidden within.

Even though Alladne appeared like a kind grandmother on the surface, she was by no means an easy person to deal with. There was nothing good about unnecessarily incurring debt.

“Moreover, thanks to the students from knight families at Einroguard coming out for vacation, they’re having a good influence on each other. So much so that I have nothing to do.”

Competition always elevates each other’s skills.

The Einroguard knight family students and the knight order’s apprentice knights had a competitive spirit toward each other.

The White Poplar Knight Order’s apprentice knights had even directly confronted them during the semester…

“Lady Greenbel. There’s an intruder inside the manor…”

At the hurried report from a running servant, Alladne’s expression hardened slightly.

What bold thief would dare intrude into this manor?

“Have you confirmed their identity?”

“The dark mages confirmed it for us. They say it’s an undead chimera that escaped from near the public cemetery.”

“The dark mages’ words are hard to trust…”

“They’re students from Einroguard.”

“Ah. In that case.”

Alladne immediately changed her attitude.

If they were Einroguard students, they were qualified to make such statements.

“And one of them is the student from the Wardanaz Family that you mentioned before, Lady Greenbel.”

“Really? How unexpected.”

Alladne was surprised.

She hadn’t expected Lee Han to be learning dark magic.

Well, what magic one learned was a matter of personal freedom…

“Grant them entry and treat them well. Leave the undead chimera to the students.”

“Will that be alright?”

“It should be sufficient. He’s from the Wardanaz Family, and I’ve seen his skills directly. Besides, think about why they drove it here.”

“Why they drove it here?”

Instead of answering, Alladne just smiled knowingly.

Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family was a student with genius talent and ambition to match.

The incident of arrogantly crushing the Baldrogard’s Mage who had climbed up, defeating a basilisk before the Imperial Family, and even tracking down and defeating an evil otherworldly being.

Even if a mage possessed outstanding abilities, it meant nothing if people didn’t recognize them.

To fully utilize one’s talent, matching reputation was also necessary.

In Alladne’s view, Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family was very coldly building up his reputation.

In a few years, when discussing the Empire’s leading emerging mages, it wouldn’t be surprising if Lee Han’s name was at the top.

For that reason, it was better to let Lee Han catch the undead chimera now.

Given who he was, if she showed consideration, he would remember that consideration.

Moreover, if she stole the prey that Lee Han had chased all the way here, it would be tantamount to picking a fight. There was no need to unnecessarily make such a formidable enemy.

“It’s a monster!!!”

“Don’t worry, Lady Greenbel! We’ll handle this!”

“Wait a min…”

The White Poplar Knight Order’s apprentice knights put down their bowls and drew their swords upon seeing the monster visible through the manor windows.

Then they hurriedly rushed out before Alladne could stop them.

Left alone with Alladne, Bikelintz wiped cold sweat from his forehead and read the situation.

“I… I apologize for this. They’re not normally rude enough to act on their own, but with a monster appearing…”

“…”

Alladne paid no heed to Bikelintz’s words and cast a cold gaze.

* * *

Bang!

One of the apprentice knights charged boldly. The body slam infused with mana caused the undead chimera to lose balance and fall sideways.

“It’s down!”

“Cut its legs so it can’t escape!”

The apprentice knights cheered and quickly surrounded the undead chimera. Having coordinated together more than once or twice, their movements were swift and precise.

Lee Han and Diret were impressed.

“They’re doing well.”

“They are indeed.”

“No… No! That’s not right! Those bastards just stole our prey!!”

Gainando shouted in bewilderment.

He couldn’t understand how the two could remain calm in such an absurd situation.

“Gainando. Think about it carefully.”

“Right. Junior. What’s important isn’t who caught it, but how well we prevented the damage the undead could have caused. Even if no one acknowledges it, we know that thanks to these juniors here, no one got hurt.”

Lee Han, who had been nodding at Diret’s heartwarming words, paused and looked puzzled.

“That’s not what I meant though.”

“Huh? Then what?”

“Since they’re the ones who interfered with what we were chasing anyway, after they finish hunting it, when we get angry, those guys will have no choice but to apologize because of justification. Then we’ll have succeeded in hunting without lifting a finger. That’s why we can just leave them be.”

“…Junior?!”

Diret was shocked by his junior’s political acumen.

He had thought he was extraordinary, but he couldn’t believe he had finished all those calculations in such a short time.

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