Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 33

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Chapter 033

“By any chance, do you know Professor Thunderstep?”

“How did you know? I’m Lightningstep, Thunderstep’s aunt.”

‘No way. Were they really relatives?’

He had thought that just because dwarfs looked similar didn’t mean they were all related, but they really were family.

“Do you know Thunderstep?”

When the dwarf pushed her pilot goggles up and asked, Lee Han instinctively sensed danger.

Being remembered by name and face by a professor wasn’t generally a good thing, whether on Earth or here.

If he got dragged to graduate school like on Earth…

“I don’t really know…”

“Wardanaz is Professor Thunderstep’s top disciple!”

“That’s right! Wardanaz has earned Professor Thunderstep’s recognition! He can even visit his cabin!”

“…”

Lee Han looked back.

His Blue Dragon Tower friends were making expressions like they had accomplished something and winking at Lee Han.

They seemed unbearably proud of Lee Han, who was from the same tower and their leader.

‘These unhelpful immature bastards!’

Lee Han cursed inwardly. Unaware of Lee Han’s inner thoughts, the Blue Dragon Tower students just felt proud.

“As expected! If you’re that Thunderstep’s top disciple, you could be called my disciple too.”

“I wouldn’t say top disciple…”

“And to receive permission to enter his cabin. You really have earned his recognition.”

“…Yes. That’s actually true.”

Lee Han gave up and acknowledged it.

Since things had come to this, he thought he should just accept it and try to leave a good impression on the professor.

* * *

Professor Lightningstep got off her mount and stood before the students.

Then she shouted in a powerful voice that rang out clearly.

“Now, attention!”

“Um, Professor. What about the people who are unconscious…”

“Leave them be! They’ll wake up soon!”

Professor Lightningstep shouted cheerfully. Medically speaking, it was nonsense, but no student could argue back.

“I am the professor who will teach you this semester, Lightningstep Choidarda. Originally, Professor Bendozol was supposed to teach you, but he went missing while searching for a unicorn. So I was hastily recruited.”

‘I don’t understand why no one is surprised by the mention of going missing while searching for a unicorn.’

Rather than being surprised about Professor Bendozol who went missing searching for a unicorn, the students were more amazed by Lightningstep’s name.

“That famous explorer Lightningstep?”

“The Lightningstep who subdued a Behemoth and made it into a mount?!”

“The one who explored the Spirit’s Crater where no one had ever set foot?!”

‘Hmm. I should have read something other than the Empire’s economy section in the newspaper.’

Lee Han felt left out for not being able to join the conversation.

From what he heard, she seemed to be quite a famous explorer.

Several students looked at Lightningstep with eyes full of admiration and respect.

“Now! Is there any student who can guess why I appeared riding a Thunderbird today?”

“!”

Thunderbird.

It was a monster famous enough that even Lee Han had heard of it.

With a body so massive it couldn’t be considered a bird, fast and violent movements, and special abilities to control thunder, lightning, and whirlwinds.

It was a nightmare monster for anyone flying through the sky or climbing up and down high mountain ranges.

The thought of such a monster attacking made his spine chill.

‘This school really needs to receive an imperial inspection.’

While Lee Han grumbled inwardly, another student raised their hand.

“Is our goal this semester perhaps to ride that Thunderbird? So you brought it to help us get used to it…”

“Wrong! Hahahaha! What nonsense you’re talking. You’d need over 10 years of practice to ride a Thunderbird, and even that wouldn’t be enough!”

Lightningstep burst into laughter as if it was ridiculous. The student who had spoken retreated in embarrassment.

‘Ah. Are there few people here who took alchemy classes?’

Come to think of it, alchemy class was an elective subject.

In contrast, mount training class was a required subject.

In other words, there are far more students here who are unfamiliar with the teaching style of the dwarf professor from the XX clan.

“Did you have to ride the fastest mount because you were coming from far away?”

“If I had to ride the fastest mount, I would have come on Sleipnir. Wrong. Hmm. Wardanaz! You tell me.”

“…”

He really didn’t want to receive attention, but the dwarf professors wouldn’t leave Lee Han alone.

Lee Han managed his expression and answered.

“When we encounter dangerous monsters like Thunderbirds, you rode it so we could improve our ability to deal with them, didn’t you?”

At Lee Han’s answer, several students burst into laughter as if it was ridiculous.

Mount training class was supposed to be about riding beautiful and cute horses around the area, not a 【Surviving Monsters】 class.

Why would they need such training…

“Correct! There’s definitely a reason why Thunderstep likes you!”

‘Damn it.’

He had hoped he was wrong, but it was actually right.

Lee Han shook his head back and forth.

Since he would inevitably meet Professor Lightningstep often if he got close to Professor Thunderstep anyway, the only answer now was to make an even better impression.

Getting a professor’s attention was dangerous, but earning a professor’s hatred was even more dangerous.

Affection was better than that…

“P-Professor? Wasn’t this supposed to be a horse riding class?”

“That’s… that’s right. Why do we need to train to avoid Thunderbirds?”

Some students who still didn’t grasp the situation asked in bewilderment.

Why weren’t they riding horses but doing Thunderbird evacuation drills?

“What are you going to do if you meet a Thunderbird while riding horses! It’s natural training!”

Lightningstep got angry as if they were talking nonsense. The students who had asked shrank back intimidated.

‘Thunderbirds are rare monsters only found in high skies or mountain ranges…’

Lee Han thought that inwardly but didn’t say it out loud.

Even correct words had to be said carefully in front of professors.

“But don’t worry. You’ll also ride the horses you love so much. Wardanaz. Come forward. You’ll need to help with my class.”

Receiving gazes mixed with awe and jealousy, Lee Han stepped forward.

The awe was understandable, but Lee Han wanted to punch the students sending jealous looks.

‘These guys who don’t know what others are going through…’

“Horses are the most basic mount you can see most often in the Empire. Anyone who can’t ride one shouldn’t be qualified to travel. If you want to ride more difficult mounts, you must at least learn how to ride horses well.”

At Professor Lightningstep’s words, quite a few students looked bored.

Because there were more students here who knew how to ride horses than those who didn’t.

Having ridden horses and traveled around plenty for various reasons, they were thinking ‘What new thing could there be to learn?’

However, Professor Lightningstep didn’t get angry at that sight.

Instead, she smiled kindly.

Chills!

‘This is…’

Lee Han felt ominous about that smile.

‘This isn’t just a regular horse riding class!’

What kind of school never let you relax for a moment? It was clearly not an ordinary horsemanship lesson.

“Now. Move to the stables!”

The stables located near the main building had clean and spacious facilities.

The massive warehouse-like stables with three floors opened their doors as if alive when the professor approached.

‘There’s magic cast on it.’

Lee Han could feel the magical energy surrounding the stables.

Well, they wouldn’t be raising just ordinary horses, so they’d need magical protection.

“Wow!”

“Oh my…!”

Exclamations erupted from all around.

The sight of horses lined up on both sides of the stables was enough to make the young students gasp in admiration.

The horses with various coat colors – white, black, brown, gold – were clearly fine horses with good bloodlines at first glance.

To be able to ride and gallop on such horses.

It was natural for the students’ eyes to brighten.

However, Lee Han wasn’t fooled. He whispered to Yoner beside him.

“Be careful.”

“What??”

“Think about the alchemy class. Professor Lightningstep is related to Professor Thunderstep. Do you think there won’t be any traps?”

“…!”

Yoner nodded frantically with an expression of enlightenment.

Professor Lightningstep stroked his beard with a mischievous smile. Then he spoke to Lee Han.

“As my top disciple who will help with my classes from now on, I’ll give you the right to choose a horse first.”

Sounds of jealousy and envy-filled tongue clicking could be heard from behind.

While they could tolerate other favoritism, they couldn’t stand him choosing a horse first.

Once chosen, that horse would be Lee Han’s partner for the entire semester, which meant he’d be taking the best horse.

‘That’s what they’re thinking. Stupid fools.’

Lee Han remembered the smile that had flashed across Professor Lightningstep’s lips.

“It’s fine. I’ll choose later, so I’ll yield to the other students. It doesn’t seem fair for me to choose first.”

“Wardanaz…!”

“You fellow!”

The students from the same tower were impressed.

While others were eager to choose horses first, such generosity.

It was an honor that only a true noble could display.

“Then what should we do?”

“Let’s have each tower decide the order, then come out one by one to choose. If there’s overlap, we’ll draw lots again.”

“Good.”

The students began to separate and form lines.

The Blue Dragon Tower students also gathered and drew lots to decide the order. Gainando was chosen first.

“That’s right!”

Gainando was delighted.

It felt like compensation for the misfortune of being caught by the thunderbird earlier.

The Blue Dragon Tower students were openly disappointed.

“Of all people, Gainando?”

“We should have let Wardanaz take first pick instead.”

“Hmph. Losers are babbling.”

Gainando ignored his friends’ words. Lee Han became curious and asked Yoner.

“Does Gainando know how to judge horses?”

“Well… I don’t think he knows much.”

Gainando strode forward and chose the largest, most ill-tempered looking white horse.

Students from other towers looked at Gainando as if bewildered.

Bigger horses weren’t necessarily better.

Moreover, considering he’d have to tame and befriend it, he shouldn’t choose such an ill-tempered looking horse.

If something went wrong while riding it…

Thud!

“Ugh!”

Chomp!

“Aah!!”

Spit!

“Kyaaah!”

“?!”

All the gathered students were startled.

While Gainando getting headbutted by the horse and falling backward was one thing, all the other students also got hit or spat on.

Why were the horses…

so fierce?

Ring ring ring!

Neigh! Snort! Snorrrrt!!

Neigh! Snort! Snorrrrt!!

The horses in the stables that had been waiting quietly began to whinny simultaneously.

They glared fiercely at the students as if seeing mortal enemies.

It was the moment their hidden wildness exploded.

“Hahahahahaha! I told you. You need to learn how to ride horses well. Your first task isn’t horse riding. It’s befriending the horses here. Did you really think I’d let rookies like you choose horses!”

“Wha… what…”

“That’s too much…!”

Among the students who hadn’t taken the alchemy class, some were on the verge of tears from disappointment. However, Lightningstep didn’t stop laughing.

“If you care for and tend to the horses morning and evening, maybe one of the kinder ones among them will open its heart to you. That’s your goal. Just one horse! Befriending just one horse!”

“…”

‘Those definitely aren’t ordinary horses.’

Lee Han was certain.

No matter how he thought about it, they weren’t normal horses.

What kind of horses in the world would act so crazy…

Tap-

Professor Lightningstep’s pot lid-like hand landed on Lee Han’s shoulder as he was pondering which horse among them would be easiest to befriend.

“?”

“Oh right. Wardanaz. I’ll choose a horse for you.”

“…”

Do you really have to?

How to Live as a Mage in Magic School

How to Live as a Mage in Magic School

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