Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 346

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

Chapter 346

“Why is that?”

“I don’t want to suppress it by amplifying the fire energy.”

“I see.”

Puyo nodded as if understanding what Lee Han meant.

“You don’t like it because it’s too simple a method.”

“…That’s not it.”

Lee Han almost felt frustrated for a moment.

The unique aesthetic sense as a Buyeo mage had nothing to do with the current situation.

“I have difficulty controlling fire magic.”

“A mage of your caliber?”

Puyo was surprised by Lee Han’s words.

Fire element was among the easier elements to handle.

Unlike other elements, fire was an element easily encountered in daily life.

What Lee Han just said was like someone capable of complex calculus having difficulty with addition.

“Because I have too much mana…”

“No matter how much you have, is it really hard enough to control fire?”

“Yes.”

“…”

Puyo was surprised again by Lee Han’s immediate answer but soon nodded and accepted it.

“Truly amazing… truly amazing.”

‘There’s no need to emphasize it twice.’

“Then I understand. Carelessly amplifying fire energy might have adverse effects.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

“But this makes it difficult. That was the best method. There are other ways, but…”

Lee Han asked worriedly.

“Is it an expensive method?”

“No. I was concerned because it’s a high-difficulty method. It’s not just about imbuing magic and being done, but also requires skill from the mage carrying the staff.”

Puyo drew a simple diagram on paper.

The stone left by the Frost Giant King.

To control this stone’s power, they needed to place fire, which was the opposing attribute, or arrange other controllable attributes.

If not fire, then the next best attribute would be…

“Dark element. The problem is whether it’s okay to insert a dark element attribute gem into the staff of a mage who doesn’t know how to handle dark elements…”

Unlike fire element, dark element was among the most difficult elements to handle.

Adding a gem with such elemental power to a staff might affect the mage when casting spells later.

“I know how to handle dark elements.”

“…I, is that so. Then I’ll work on it that way.”

Puyo looked at Lee Han with shocked eyes as he spoke.

* * *

Yoner carefully rolled the dice.

If he rolled a 3 this time, he would land on the ‘Magic Test Failure’ space and have to rest for one turn.

Since he was already in a disadvantageous situation, a comeback would become nearly impossible in that case.

“Hehehehe.”

Gainando laughed ominously from the side.

After losing 8 games, it was finally time for him to win.

“Hey. Keep your mouth shut and play quietly.”

“That’s right. Please be quiet.”

Nilia and Ratford immediately scolded him.

Both had landed on the 【Tricked by Friend and Lost Magic Reagents】 space and 【Arrested While Trying to Steal Artifacts】 space, making them very irritable.

Gainando kept his mouth shut and planned strategy in his mind.

‘After Yoner rolls this time, I’ll activate 【Dark Mages’ Cemetery Grand Gathering】 and…’

“Oh? It’s Wardanaz!”

Nilia saw Lee Han entering through the main gate from the window and jumped up in surprise.

In the process, the riding game board tilted and the horses fell over. Gainando cried out while trying to catch the horses.

But Ratford and Yoner also stood up afterward. The board completely overturned and the horses scattered on the floor.

“Wardanaz!”

“Guys. Don’t shout. My head is ringing. …Why is Gainando crying?”

“I’m… I’m happy that you’re back…”

Lee Han glanced at the horses scattered on the floor and asked.

“Did you lose when you were about to win a dice game…”

“N-no? No?”

While Gainando kicked the horses aside, Lee Han collapsed onto the sofa.

Ratford asked as if he didn’t understand.

“Why didn’t you come to the manor for several days? Surely the workshop didn’t confine you.”

“They did confine me.”

“…”

“…”

“They didn’t directly confine me, but it was practically the same as confinement.”

Lee Han spoke with a groan.

When they gave him an impossible amount of work and set a deadline, he couldn’t go to the manor.

He couldn’t even sleep properly, so where would he find time to go to the manor?

Nilia was outraged at her friend’s haggard appearance.

“Isn’t this too much? No matter what, confining someone for days and making them work only. Even the Shadow Patrol doesn’t… well, they did, but to do such things in an Empire city!”

“It’s okay, Nilia.”

“What’s okay about it?”

“The pay is good.”

“…”

“…”

Lee Han took the cocoa Gainando was drinking and gulped it down. Ratford, who was watching, spoke up.

“The workshop aside, weren’t the guys who took you there in the first place bad guys? Those guys were White Tiger Tower students, right?”

“Those White Tiger Tower bastards!”

This time it wasn’t particularly White Tiger Tower’s fault, but the two Black Turtle Tower students cursed White Tiger Tower anyway.

While they were doing that, Lee Han explained what had happened to Yoner.

“…So while trying to solve that riddle, I ended up at the workshop. But they said they’d give me gold coins for working at the workshop…”

“Wait.”

Yoner, who was listening, tilted his head.

Gainando also spoke as if he agreed.

“No matter how important gold coins are, a place that makes you work so much you can’t even meet friends isn’t a good place. Right? That’s what you were going to say?”

“No.”

“…No?”

What made Yoner tilt his head was that riddle.

‘Rather than asking him to make a staff, it really seems like a riddle…?’

To Yoner, no matter how he looked at it, it really seemed like a riddle.

If his guess was correct, that was a riddle referring to the moon.

He had heard before that Duke Ikalderen had obtained an ancient artifact imbued with lunar power with great difficulty and treasured it, so he wondered if that’s what it was referring to.

But…

“Then what were you trying to say?”

“…Not really. It’s nothing.”

“What.”

Gainando grumbled, but Yoner swallowed his words.

First, the Imperial Princess’s followers would know better, so there was a high possibility it really wasn’t a riddle, and more importantly…

‘It would be too pitiful to say it now.’

How heartbreaking would it be to tell his friend who had worked so hard to finish and return that it actually wasn’t the case.

From what he heard, Duke Ikalderen had acknowledged it as the correct answer last time too. He was probably respecting the Imperial Princess’s dignity by acknowledging whatever answer she gave.

Then this time would be fine too.

“Oh right. What about Professor Verdus?”

Lee Han asked something he had been curious about on the way.

Given Professor Verdus’s personality, it wouldn’t have been strange if he had caused some commotion when Lee Han didn’t return, but it had been strangely quiet.

And that made people even more anxious.

“He went out?”

“He went out?”

Lee Han was surprised.

“Did you happen to ask where he was going?”

“How could we do such a thing?”

Nilia asked back as if it was absurd.

They should be grateful that Professor Verdus went out, but what if he came back after asking where he was going?

Lee Han was convinced by Nilia’s words.

‘That’s right.’

“Still, it’s fortunate. Now all the professors have returned.”

At Ratford’s words, Lee Han answered in a lonely voice.

“Other professors might come.”

“That’s ridicu…”

“Is student Lee Han there?”

“…”

Ratford turned his head to look down out the window.

A large Troll Hybrid Professor was standing politely in front of the estate entrance.

“See.”

Lee Han was neither surprised nor angry. Ratford whispered urgently.

“Should I say you’re not here?”

“It won’t be very effective. Seeing how he came at the exact time I arrived, he must have gotten information from somewhere.”

“Th, that…”

“Even Professor Garcia is doing this?!”

Nilia spat out with betrayal filling her voice.

She never expected that even Professor Garcia, unlike other professors, would visit during vacation to torment students like this.

“Nilia. All professors are the same. Don’t be too disappointed.”

“Even so, that’s too much! I trusted Professor Garcia!”

* * *

“I heard rumors that other professors were visiting student Lee Han to torment him, so I came to stop them. It’s fortunate that Professor Verdus understood well and left.”

“…”

“…”

“Waaaaah! Professor Garcia!”

Nilia burst into tears of repentance and hugged Professor Garcia. Professor Garcia looked at the other students in confusion.

“Why is she…?”

“It’s nothing, Professor Garcia. Thank you for coming.”

Lee Han bowed his head with sincerity.

To suspect such a professor.

He felt utterly pathetic.

‘Have I lost even my conscience while dealing with professors?’

“But you’re really not going to make us do anything?”

Gainando asked with suspicious eyes.

Unlike the other friends, Gainando still hadn’t let down his guard.

Every professor they met was taking Lee Han away for additional lectures, so it was natural.

Professor Garcia might also secretly take Lee Han away after lowering their guard like this.

“You! What kind of impudent thing to say to Professor Garcia!”

“What about you, what if Professor Garcia secretly kidnaps Lee Han and takes him away!”

“…”

Professor Garcia’s head throbbed watching the students point fingers at each other and fight.

How much trouble must the other professors have caused at the Wardanaz Family Estate for the students to be like this.

‘This is the Principal’s fault!’

While telling students where they were staying during vacation wasn’t wrong in itself, no matter how he thought about it, the Skeleton Principal definitely had evil intentions in telling them.

Every professor who heard about it was visiting one by one and turning the estate upside down.

Professor Verdus had done the same.

Until Professor Garcia finished his backlogged work and came, he had settled into the guest room and was absorbed in work as if it were his own workshop.

How much coaxing and persuading it took to get Professor Verdus to leave…

“I really have no intention of making you do anything.”

“It sounds like a lie.”

At Gainando’s blunt words, Lee Han thought to himself.

‘Actually, I think so too.’

A professor with no intention of making them do anything.

It was such a transcendent concept that Lee Han’s thinking ability could hardly accept it.

“I just want student Lee Han to rest a bit. And do what he wants. What were you originally planning to do before the professors came to bother you?”

“Earn gold…”

Before Lee Han could say he was planning to work, Yoner poked his thigh.

Even if he told the truth here, Professor Garcia would likely just worry unnecessarily more.

-You should talk about something related to rest!

-I see.

Lee Han understood Yoner’s intention.

-…Huh. What stories are there related to rest?

-…

The top student friend who could answer any question about magic or work without hesitation couldn’t immediately come up with stories related to rest, making Yoner feel like tears would come up.

-What if you say you’re going to buy something?

-Not bad.

“I was planning to go around the shopping district and buy various things.”

Professor Garcia’s face brightened at Lee Han’s exemplary answer.

‘Thank goodness!’

At least student Lee Han had thought of some rest for himself.

“Don’t tell me it’s mage cards?!”

“No. It’s not that.”

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