Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 367
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Chapter 367
Originally, it was rare for Duke Ikalderen to lose face and show anger like this.
Even when furious, the Duke’s way was to prepare a dagger inwardly to stab rather than exploding outwardly.
The reason such a Duke was exploding with anger was partly because the knights had continuously gotten on his nerves today, but more than anything, it was largely due to falling into suspicious paranoia because of Lee Han.
No matter how cold-hearted a duke might be, when fear and confusion fill one’s head, it can’t be helped.
“That’s strange.”
“What is?”
“I’ve never heard of Duke Ikalderen acting so emotionally like that.”
Giselle tilted her head beside them.
“Rumors are often wrong. The Duke is more emotional and stingy than you’d think.”
“Is that so?”
Giselle was honestly surprised.
Weren’t both words that Wardanaz just said the most unsuitable words for Duke Ikalderen?
But Wardanaz wouldn’t make mistakes in such matters…
“Perhaps His Grace the Duke is showing such anger because he cares that much for the students.”
Rowena added her comment.
From Rowena’s perspective, there was no other particular reason besides that.
Giselle also seemed to agree, thinking it wasn’t wrong.
“He wouldn’t get that angry just because there was a commotion at the manor.”
“Ah. That’s true. He was incredibly concerned about the Imperial Family.”
“…?”
Rowena, who was listening from the side, felt something was strange.
It was Lee Han and his friends who had the confrontation with the knights, not Adenart.
Then he should be angry because Lee Han was bothered, not because the Imperial Princess was bothered, right?
“We… we’re sorry. Your Grace.”
The Knights of the Hornbeam Knight Order seemed to have finally fully grasped the situation.
They had been mistaken because the Duke treated them generously, but the difference in power between them and the Duke was like that between a firefly and a full moon.
It didn’t matter when the other party let things slide, but when he seriously drew his sword, there was no way to handle it.
“Why did you mistake the date and come in? Did the promise seem so trivial to you?”
“We, we truly didn’t know. It wasn’t intentional!”
“Really? So my judgment is wrong again? And you’re right?”
“That’s not what we meant…”
“Then shut up and stay quiet! If you act insolently one more time, I’ll cut you down right here!”
“…”
The Duke lashed out so fiercely that even the Knights of the White Poplar Knight Order were flustered.
They had hoped the Knights of the Hornbeam Knight Order would be humiliated, but they hadn’t expected it to be to this extent.
“Lord Wardanaz. Is there perhaps no way to calm His Grace’s anger?”
“Excuse me?”
Lee Han looked at the knight as if asking what nonsense he was talking about.
When someone of Duke Ikalderen’s caliber was making a scene, what method could Lee Han possibly have?
In the first place, Lee Han wasn’t even close to the Duke. If Lee Han said ‘Please calm down,’ there was a high possibility the Duke would react with ‘Who are you to act insolently?’
“There’s no way such a thing could…”
“I, I see.”
“…Come to think of it, it’s not entirely impossible.”
“!”
The knight widened his eyes and whispered.
“What is it?”
“But those knights picked all sorts of fights, so do you really need to save them?”
At those words, the knight glared at the apprentice knights.
For knights to have such loose tongues…
“I won’t deny that they were rude. But they’re knights who moved together with us. We can’t just abandon them, can we?”
‘Why does it always seem like only good people suffer losses in this world?’
Looking at the Knights of the White Poplar Knight Order, Lee Han was reminded of Durgyu.
The White Tiger Tower students cause trouble, but Durgyu has to clean up…
“If you tell me the method, I will definitely repay you.”
“!”
He hadn’t given it much thought, but he hadn’t expected the other party to go this far.
Normally he would have asked for gold coins, but Lee Han had a conscience too.
He knew what kind of knight order the White Poplar Knight Order was and had been indebted to them, so he wasn’t cold-hearted enough to extort money.
“Then just lend me your sword once next time.”
“Do you need an escort?”
“Something similar.”
“I’ll gladly do that much.”
The knight readily accepted.
Asking to borrow a knight’s sword wasn’t actually an easy request.
To put it bluntly, what if it was a request to kill someone?
However, the knight trusted Lee Han.
Judging from the character he had shown before and the things Bikelintz had said, Lee Han was absolutely not someone who would make requests that went against morality.
‘I’ll have to use this during the swordsmanship lectures in the second semester.’
Professor Ingoldel would never imagine that a Knights of the White Poplar Knight Order knight was already being bought off.
And the knight himself was the same.
“But what is the method?”
“Please watch.”
Lee Han stepped forward confidently.
The Knights of the Hornbeam Knight Order couldn’t even breathe properly due to the Duke’s anger, but Lee Han was certain.
It wasn’t because Lee Han was particularly brave or disrespectful toward the Duke. Lee Han had a special card.
“Your Highness. Please come here.”
“??”
Adenart had been standing quietly and watching when Lee Han suddenly called her, so she hesitated, not knowing what he was thinking.
Still, thinking there must be some reason, she approached.
“Your Grace. Please calm down.”
Lee Han spoke in a clear voice that everyone could hear.
‘Since he’s someone who can’t help himself when it comes to the Imperial Family, if I use the Imperial Princess as an excuse, it’ll definitely work.’
If he attached reasons like the Imperial Princess wanting to show mercy, the Imperial Princess wanting to forgive them, the Duke would also pretend to be unable to win and let it slide.
“Your High…”
“…Right. My words were a bit harsh.”
“???”
As soon as Lee Han was about to speak, Duke Ikalderen stopped his anger and regained his composure.
The Imperial Princess tilted her head from the side.
“Uh, no…”
“Their rudeness was so severe, and they were even rough with the invited students, so I couldn’t control my anger. Right. I should stop at this point. I’m sorry to everyone for ruining the pleasant occasion.”
The Duke quickly wrapped things up and left. The attendants and servants, not having anticipated this reaction, were startled and chased after him.
“…?”
Lee Han couldn’t understand why the Duke was acting like that.
He was truly the most eccentric and capricious person he had ever seen.
‘It’s fortunate he’s not a magic school professor.’
Of course, the Duke had quickly retreated because, in his confused state about Lee Han, he wondered if there might be some trap when Lee Han intervened like that, but Lee Han couldn’t know that much.
“Amaz… amazing!”
The Knights of the White Poplar Knight Order knight blinked his eyes in wonder.
When Lee Han said he had a method, they didn’t doubt him, but they never imagined it would be such an amazing approach.
To calm the Duke’s anger with just a few words.
How on earth?
“How did you do it?”
Lee Han was curious about that too, but he couldn’t show it.
Instead, he gave a meaningful smile and smoothly deflected.
If he didn’t speak, the other person would interpret it themselves.
“I’m really glad it was resolved well.”
“Indeed.”
As Lee Han and the knight walked away, the Imperial Princess stood still for a moment, then looked at their retreating figures with disbelief.
If this was how it would end, why did they call me…?
* * *
The students who returned to the banquet hall chattered about what had happened.
“Lee Han. Be careful. Those knight bastards are cowardly and persistent, so they might retaliate for today’s events later.”
“Right. Wardanaz. Knights are all gloomy and wicked bastards without exception.”
“…”
At Gainando and Salko’s words, the White Tiger Tower students nearby glared at them.
When did we ever!
‘Did the White Birch Knights handle things well?’
Curious, Lee Han opened the banquet hall door and stepped into the corridor.
Unlike the noisy and lively atmosphere of the students, the mood of the knights who had caused a major incident would obviously be very gloomy…
Still, since the situation had ended somehow, they must have handled things.
Lee Han moved forward, planning to see how things turned out, show some concern, then ask if they had plans to come to Einroguard in the second semester.
Excellent students prepare by studying ahead during vacation.
“!”
Lee Han was startled to see Giselle coming out. Giselle also looked surprised, just like Lee Han.
“Don’t tell me you…”
“You too?”
“Yes.”
“…You really are impressive. I’ll acknowledge that.”
Giselle spoke as if throwing up her hands in surrender.
Giselle’s reason for coming out was her intention to get acquainted with the knights.
Especially in the case of the Hornbeam Knight Order, even though they had caused a major incident in front of the Duke, they still had influence among knight families due to their wealth.
For families like the Moradi family that frequently interacted with other knight families, it wouldn’t hurt to become friendly with them.
It’s human psychology to feel more grateful to someone who approaches you when you’re down and out rather than when you’re doing well.
Right now was exactly such an opportunity.
“You’re impressive too, Moradi.”
“Stop saying things you don’t mean.”
“No. I’m serious. To think you’d try to find out lecture content for the second semester in advance. The other White Tiger Tower guys should watch and learn.”
“…What? Hey. Wait a sec…”
While Giselle was bewildered, Lee Han said what he wanted to say and walked forward.
He didn’t want to be late and get interfered with by Giselle.
“!”
However, before going even halfway, he noticed people loitering near the corridor pillars.
They were knights from the Hornbeam Knight Order.
They looked very suspicious, pacing around as if waiting for someone.
‘No way!’
Lee Han quickly recalled what Gainando and Salko had said earlier.
“They’re already waiting to take revenge. How typically petty for knights!”
“What? Revenge?”
Giselle was confused.
No matter how much the Hornbeam Knight Order had been humiliated, they weren’t crazy enough to receive the Duke’s forgiveness and then attack again in the manor.
“That can’t be right?”
“Didn’t you also say earlier that a White Birch Knight Order knight wouldn’t help me, Wardanaz?”
At Lee Han’s words, Giselle was speechless.
This bastard is arbitrarily changing whose family…
“If you’re so confident, then you take the lead, Wardanaz.”
“I’ll admit you’re right, so don’t arbitrarily change family names. You crazy bas…”
While the two were talking, the Hornbeam Knight Order knights spotted them first.
As the knights approached, Lee Han stopped arguing and raised his staff.
“Damn. Not enough time to cast enhancement magic! I’ll summon undead, so get back! I’ll spread fog and buy time!”
Though she was curious how someone in the same year could summon undead and even spread fog, Giselle grabbed her twin swords instead of asking.
Lee Han’s momentum was so serious that she unconsciously went along with it.
Looking back later, she would think ‘Why did I go along with that?’ but when faced with Lee Han speaking with a serious expression, most people would waver and think ‘Is… that so?’
“I’ll block the front, so focus on magic. Got it?!”
“Moradi. You finally have a conscience…!”
“Focus on magic, you dog…”
“Thank you!!!”
“???”
“???”
The Hornbeam knights bowed their heads respectfully and shouted in unison.
“We were too busy earlier to have a chance to speak, so we were waiting. Once again, we sincerely thank you.”
“…”
Giselle quietly sheathed her half-drawn sword and glared at Lee Han as if she wanted to kill him.
Lee Han whispered without changing expression.
“It might be a trap.”
“Shut up.”
Not knowing what misunderstanding the two had, the knights continued speaking.
“We reflected on our actions. It was truly rude behavior. Yet for you to cover for us…”
The knights were so different from the people who had come earlier demanding to change the banquet hall that it was hard to believe they were the same individuals.
If this were Einroguard, he would have suspected it was the Skeleton Principal’s magic.
“Hard to believe.”
Lee Han muttered.
“People don’t usually change that easily. Why are they acting like this? Isn’t it a trap?”
“…”
Giselle honestly agreed with Lee Han’s words.
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