Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 35
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Chapter 035
“By the way, what riddle did the Talking Oak Tree give you?”
Lightningstep asked with curiosity.
“Uh… it gave some strange and peculiar riddles.”
The shadow riddle was one thing, but the dwarf and candle riddle was pure nonsense.
“Talking Oak Trees do give ridiculous riddles.”
Lightningstep nodded as if he understood.
Talking Oak Trees were famous for confusing mages with strange problems that sounded plausible.
Inexperienced mages would be deceived by the dignified appearance of the Talking Oak Trees and mistakenly think there was some mystery hidden in their riddles, but there wasn’t.
Talking Oak Trees were just boring spirits who liked boring riddles.
“…Is that so?”
“That’s how it is. Most things in the world are disappointing once you know the truth.”
Lee Han was dumbfounded after hearing Lightningstep’s explanation.
Then was that problem about the goblin sneaking into the orc feast also just a boring riddle?
‘Come to think of it, the candle problem did have that kind of vibe.’
“The riddles I heard were…”
Lee Han revealed the riddles he had heard from the Talking Oak Tree.
-Several orc tribes gathered to hold a feast, but a Wicked Goblin snuck in and ate and drank to his heart’s content. How was that possible?
“Easy. The answer is by disguising himself as an orc.”
“…What?”
“You shouldn’t think too hard about Talking Oak Trees’ riddles. Think simply. If it’s a goblin, deceiving and disguising among orcs wouldn’t be that difficult.”
“…”
Lee Han suppressed his bewilderment and emptiness and concentrated.
Of course it was an absurd riddle, but this riddle didn’t just come out of nowhere.
Wasn’t it a riddle the Talking Oak Tree gave as a hint for escaping the school?
At the very least, it must have some meaning.
‘So… the meaning of that riddle was to disguise myself?’
It was too obvious, but when you thought about it, it was a piercing insight.
This magic school wasn’t a completely enclosed space.
Hadn’t priests from other religious orders entered the school from outside?
‘Plus there are supplies.’
From food supplies used in the magic school to various reagents and materials.
These things had to be brought in from outside.
And the people who transported these things would usually be workers who didn’t know magic.
There was a way to escape this school even without magical methods!
Lee Han clenched his fist.
In the pitch-black darkness laid out by the Skeleton Principal.
It felt like a ray of light had sparkled in that darkness.
“…?”
Professor Lightningstep beside him looked at Lee Han’s face with curiosity.
Clearly this young mage was making an expression of enlightenment right now.
What was this?
‘How did he gain enlightenment from those boring riddles of the Talking Oak Trees?’
Whether it was being better at farming than experienced farmers, this boy from the Wardanaz Family was such an amazing fellow that watching him never got boring.
* * *
After Lee Han tended to the vegetable garden, Professor Lightningstep brought him several chickens from somewhere.
Seeing Thunderstep looking sad, he could tell whose chicken coop those chickens came from.
“Take good care of the animals, Wardanaz. If you treat animals well, you’ll always be rewarded.”
“Thank you. I’ll eat well.”
For first-year students hungry enough to chew on stones, freshly laid eggs were a luxury that made their heads spin.
If he brought those eggs back, he could become the king of the dormitory.
“Take this too. Hmm. This would be good as well.”
Professor Lightningstep seemed to want to give his new student something, so he packed various things in the basket.
Starting with eggs, freshly harvested crisp cabbage, tomatoes, onions and potatoes, butter and cheese, and even thickly cut venison.
Each time he packed things in the basket, the wrinkles on Thunderstep’s face deepened and his sadness grew thicker, but Lee Han pretended not to notice.
“Then I’ll see you at the next class.”
‘I’ve suddenly ended up eating well.’
The meal with the two dwarfs was hectic, but he definitely gained a lot.
Not only the secret of the staff, but also hints for escaping the school.
And the additional food was a bonus. His food supplies were running out anyway.
‘How did other first-years before me manage to eat and survive?’
Lee Han had worked under professors and received food like this, but other students couldn’t have done the same.
Did they just endure while starving?
“Wardanaz!”
“Wardanaz is here!”
The Blue Dragon Tower students were sitting in the first year common room with tired and hungry expressions.
The students who had been playing chess or cards to soothe their worries jumped with joy when they saw Lee Han.
And they became even more delighted when they saw the basket hanging on Lee Han’s arm.
“Wardanaz! My honorable friend!”
“The most honorable family in the Empire!”
‘It’s not my place to say this, but for descendants of great noble families, they all lack dignity.’
But he understood.
Whether imperial family or beggar, people become weak when hungry.
When rumors spread that Lee Han had arrived, Blue Dragon Tower students rushed out of their rooms and crowded around Lee Han.
They looked like baby birds waiting for feed and staring at their mother bird.
“Everyone seems hungry. Wait.”
Using the vegetables and meat he received from Lightningstep, he could make a pretty decent soup.
Even if all the students gathered here ate together, it would be a meal they could all share.
Lee Han placed a pot over the fireplace and cut up venison and onions, then sautéed them until they were golden brown.
Next were the vegetables. Lee Han skillfully poured water, added tomatoes and potatoes, then seasoned with salt and pepper.
Seasonings that could be easily obtained outside were precious commodities for the first-years now.
The soup, tinged red from the tomatoes, began bubbling, and the students looked at Lee Han with desperate eyes.
-Couldn’t we stop cooking now and eat?
However, Lee Han firmly stopped them.
‘Now I can add the cabbage.’
Add the cabbage, put in some butter, season again…
His appearance of proceeding with cooking seriously with a solemn expression was like a skilled alchemist.
The Blue Dragon Tower students unconsciously straightened their clothes and politely corrected their posture.
“It’s done. Bring your bowls.”
“Yes!”
‘Why the formal speech?’
Lee Han was puzzled but instead of asking, he picked up the ladle and generously served into the bowls.
Yoner, who came after hearing the news, also helped by dipping his quill in ink and writing in the ledger.
“Killenen Family, eight silver coins… Gainando, eleven silver coins…”
“Wardanaz. Isn’t one silver coin too little money?”
“Couldn’t you receive a bit more? It’s too little money compared to your dedication.”
The boys and girls from great noble families lacked a sense of money.
At this sight, Lee Han and Yoner lamented.
‘I don’t know how they plan to live when they become independent later!’
“Um, Wardanaz.”
“?”
“Couldn’t you bring some to the Imperial Princess too?”
Two or three students from Blue Dragon Tower spoke cautiously. They seemed to be followers of Adenart.
At those words, Lee Han’s face darkened slightly.
“Th-that is. Wardanaz. We’re not forcing you or anything…”
“We know you’re close with Prince Gainando, but you two don’t have to fight. We just hoped the Imperial Princess could eat some decent food too.”
‘Huh?’
Lee Han realized his friends were misunderstanding something.
The reason Lee Han was reluctant to bring food to the Imperial Princess wasn’t because he supported Gainando.
He just didn’t want to give away food for free.
“I think you’re misunderstanding, but I have no intention of not giving food to the Imperial Princess because of Gainando. I wouldn’t do something so childish.”
“Wardanaz…!”
“As expected!”
The students’ faces brightened at Lee Han’s words.
Since their mood had improved, Lee Han casually asked.
“But who’s paying the silver coins? Should the Imperial Princess pay?”
“We’ll pay instead! We’ll each pay double.”
“Thank you, Wardanaz!”
“No… is it okay to do such (money-wasting) things?”
“Compared to what you’re doing for us, this much is pocket change, Wardanaz.”
“Really, thank you. You must be worried about the Prince.”
The students were genuinely grateful. Lee Han was amazed at this sight.
He was amazed that they would spend their own money for the Imperial Princess, amazed at their sense of money that increased payment when they should be bargaining, and amazed at how highly they evaluated Gainando.
‘Gainando’s political ability to create and manage his own faction as royalty is close to zero.’
There seemed to be many mutual misunderstandings, but since the other party viewed Lee Han favorably, there seemed no need to clarify.
“I hope all the royals get along well. For the Empire’s sake.”
“Wardanaz…!”
“You really are…!”
* * *
Lee Han knocked on the Imperial Princess’s private room door while holding a soup bowl. After a moment, Adenart appeared.
“?”
Adenart raised her eyebrows slightly and asked with her eyes what reason he had come for.
Lee Han held out the warm bowl and said.
“I cooked in the common room, please have some.”
Instead of accepting it right away, Adenart hesitated a bit. She seemed to be hesitating because she didn’t know what Lee Han was thinking.
Having already heard the misunderstanding about Gainando downstairs, Lee Han decided to clear it up.
“All the other students received some too. It’s fine for you to eat it.”
In fact, they had received it after paying silver coins, but Lee Han didn’t bother to mention that.
Adenart hesitated as much as she had just hesitated before, then finally carefully received the bowl with both hands.
It seemed hunger had overcome hesitation.
Adenart bowed her head slightly in gratitude, then picked up a spoon and scooped soup into her mouth.
After one spoonful, two spoonfuls, the speed gradually increased, so it seemed to suit her taste.
“You may go inside to eat.”
At Lee Han’s words, Adenart stopped the hand holding the spoon.
“…”
Then she bowed her head once more before closing the door and going inside.
‘Did I say something unnecessary?’
When Lee Han came down to the common room, the waiting students expressed their gratitude.
“Wardanaz. The Imperial Princess…”
“Ah. She seemed to like it.”
“Amazing! You really are an excellent alchemist!”
‘If you’re hungry, you’d probably eat anything well…’
“Could we continue asking you in the future? We’ll pay the silver coins, so whenever you make food, we’d like you to bring some to the Imperial Princess too.”
“…Devotion to the Empire’s Imperial Family is like honor for a noble.”
Words flowed smoothly from Lee Han’s mouth. Even Lee Han himself was surprised.
‘By the way, royalty really is amazing.’
To think people would flock to follow them based on bloodline alone.
He felt the power of lineage anew.
Of course, Gainando was somewhat of an exception…
* * *
【Repetitive Learning of Basic Magic Combat】 conducted on Main Building Basement 1st Floor.
The vampire professor, Voladi Bagrec, was troubled. Though it didn’t show on his expression.
That one student who was the only one remaining now.
How could he make that student continue attending this lecture?
‘This is truly difficult.’
Originally, Professor Boladi had no particular interest in making students attend lectures.
Professor Boladi’s contract was to give lectures here, not to gather students.
But the current situation was somewhat exceptional.
That Wardanaz family boy with considerable mana capacity.
Could he find another talent like that boy?
If he missed this opportunity, moving on to the next content of the lecture might require waiting several more years.
Moreover, there was no guarantee that the next student would have qualifications matching that boy.
After much consideration, Professor Boladi opened his mouth.
“Do you have any questions?”
“…Excuse me?”
Lee Han, who had been concentrating on orb manipulation, looked up in surprise.
Why the sudden question?
Had Lee Han’s dark intentions of trying to slack off been discovered?
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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