Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 385

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Chapter 385

Despite the Skeleton Principal’s words, Lee Han was gradually becoming worried about his Blue Dragon Tower friends.

It had been about two weeks – were these friends really eating proper meals?

‘Wait. If I go to Phoenix Tower, I won’t be able to do business.’

Upon realizing this fact, Lee Han felt a renewed anger toward the King of Ghouls.

Of course, he could sell food to students from other towers, but business with students from the same tower was always the most profitable.

To cut that off.

“That King of Ghouls is truly an evil bastard. For the peace of the Empire, he should be locked away forever!”

Why so suddenly…? Even without saying that, he’s completely locked up.

The Skeleton Principal was puzzled when Lee Han suddenly burst out in anger.

The King of Ghouls was already in the Skeleton Principal’s grasp.

Being a powerful undead, he was struggling to break free, but now that he was properly trapped, that was impossible.

He would continue to resist until the moment he surrendered and was reborn as the Skeleton Principal’s servant.

“But speaking of which, the King of Ghouls was captured by student Lee Han, so aren’t you giving him a reward?”

“Oh. Is that so? I didn’t know. If you’re giving one, I’ll gratefully accept it.”

…

The Skeleton Principal blinked his eyes irritably as he looked at the two master and disciple.

* * *

‘An outing pass…’

Lee Han fell into deep thought about the outing pass inside the Skeleton Principal’s carriage.

An outing pass would be a reward worth risking one’s life for if it were any other student, but for Lee Han it wasn’t that significant a reward.

He still had the escape route – no, outing route – he had created during the first semester.

The path that used the spire stables to escape through the sky.

This was a route the Skeleton Principal hadn’t noticed yet. The Skeleton Principal probably never expected that he would have gained outside cooperation and gone out in such a short time.

‘But I need to use the outing pass too.’

Lee Han calculated coldly.

What if the Skeleton Principal saw Lee Han continuing to use abundant supplies without even using his outing pass?

He would definitely notice and think ‘That guy is going out!’

Someone like Gainando would say ‘Why do you need to be so careful?’, but Lee Han was different.

The devil is in the details.

The moment he made a mistake in trivial matters, the devil would come to put Lee Han in the punishment room.

What are you thinking about so enjoyably?

“Ah. I was thinking about the lectures I’ll take in the second semester, and I couldn’t contain my joy and excitement.”

“Right? I felt the same way.”

It’s such an enjoyable time.

“…”

Lee Han got goosebumps at the sight of the two professors accepting his nonsense so naturally.

Was he the only sane person in this carriage?

We’ve arrived.

As the carriage passed over Einroguard’s walls, Ogoldos’s body beside him became transparent and was no longer visible to Lee Han’s eyes.

“…”

While Lee Han watched this with complicated feelings, the Skeleton Principal stopped the carriage in front of the tower.

Go in and get your remaining luggage. No, it would be better if I came with you.

“Yes? Is there perhaps a trap inside?”

Those Blue Dragon Tower blockheads might grab you and not let you out.

“…They’re not that kind of friends. Probably.”

* * *

-That’s impossible! It’s a lie! It must be a lie spread by those White Tiger Tower bastards!

Denial.

-Gainando, you bastard! You should have gone in, why!

-I tried to go in too but couldn’t! It’s Professor Mortum’s fault!

-Didn’t those White Tiger Tower bastards hide and ambush him?

Anger.

-Fine, fine. If Lee Han comes back even now, I’ll forgive the Professor.

-Me… me too.

-If he just comes back within this week, I’ll donate to the Empire’s dark mages. I’ll donate, so…!

Bargaining.

-Why do these things only happen to us? Is God jealous of our bloodline?

-It’s because of those White Tiger Tower bastards.

Depression.

They’re repeating the following process.

At the Skeleton Principal’s words, Lee Han made an indescribable expression.

‘If I go in, I really won’t be able to come out, will I?’

The Skeleton Principal must have thought the same, as instead of letting Lee Han enter, he cast magic.

The luggage from Lee Han’s room flew out one by one through the tower’s windows.

This should be everything?

“Ah, yes. Roughly…”

Right. Then… Blockheads!!!

The Skeleton Principal shouted with a booming voice that echoed loudly.

The Blue Dragon Tower first-year students were startled and stood at their windows.

Seeing this, Lee Han clicked his tongue in pity.

‘To immediately show their faces just because the Principal called. After being treated like that.’

If it were Lee Han, he would have first checked if there were any traps outside the window before showing his face.

Lee Han of the Wardanaz Family has returned!

“!!!!”

“R-really?!”

“Wardanaz! Wardanaz! Over here!!!”

His friends opened their windows and waved their hands frantically. They all looked haggard and gaunt without exception.

“Principal, thank you! We knew you would rescue him!”

Of course. It took a bit long, but who am I?

For the first time in a long while, the Blue Dragon Tower students began cheering while calling the Skeleton Principal’s name.

It was hard to imagine how long it had been since the Skeleton Principal received such respectful, voluntary praise.

But there was one more surprising fact.

“Did Lee Han bring chocolate cake with him?”

Wardanaz needs treatment until the evil energy disappears.

“Oh no!”

“Dark magic is really!”

Gainando grumbled and cursed dark magic.

So he’ll probably stay at Phoenix Tower during this semester. Well then! Everyone have a good evening!

The Skeleton Principal grabbed Lee Han and flew away with a whoosh.

“???”

“??????”

“??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?”

From the tower behind them erupted screams that even the demons of hell would find hard to produce.

* * *

“I’m counting on all of you.”

Lee Han was surprised by the quiet atmosphere as he opened the door and entered Phoenix Tower.

While the places in Blue Dragon Tower gave off a luxurious and splendid feeling, Phoenix Tower gave off a quiet and solemn feeling.

Indeed, the students inside welcomed Lee Han but didn’t raise their voices very loud.

“Welcome, Lee Han of Wardanaz Family.”

“We were worried since you came late.”

Perhaps because they were from priest backgrounds, the Phoenix Tower students welcomed Lee Han and then didn’t bother him with further questions.

It meant that since they had received an explanation, anything more might feel bothersome.

Each sat in their place reading books, praying, or discussing doctrine with other students.

Lee Han was moved by this sight.

‘This is what students should be like.’

What kind of students go crazy playing chess or mage cards? Seeing the diligence of the Phoenix Tower students, he felt strangely moved.

“Priest Tijiling.”

“Yes. Please speak.”

Priest Tijiling, who had been preparing for prayer nearby, turned her head.

“Could you tell me about the rules of Phoenix Tower?”

Although he was acquainted with most of the priests here and quite close to some of them, Lee Han was a student who had come to Phoenix Tower midway.

There were surely aspects where he might make careless mistakes if he didn’t know about them in advance.

“Of course. However, the rules aren’t that strict…”

“I’d be grateful if you could tell me casually.”

According to Priest Tijiling, Phoenix Tower’s rules were basically focused on respecting and helping each other.

Help when someone is doing difficult work, assist when someone is stuck on assignments, find solutions together when someone is sick…

Lee Han shook his head bitterly as he recalled memories of his Blue Dragon Tower friends grabbing each other by the collar over a single misplayed card.

‘My friends should see this and learn.’

“…Prayer time is as follows, and dinner time is… Oh my. It’s almost dinner time.”

“I came in a hurry so I don’t have many ingredients, but I’ll do my best to make something.”

“You don’t need to do that though?”

“Huh?”

“We all prepare together here.”

Not only the priests sitting in the common room but even the priests who had been in their rooms came out and began gathering the food ingredients each had.

The ingredients weren’t much, but the priests didn’t seem to mind as they washed vegetables and peeled them with serious faces.

Lee Han took out the seasonings and spices he had brought. Two priests came over to ask about cooking methods and took them away, saying they would do it instead.

“Do you always gather everything together and prepare like this? Well… everyone must have different food supplies?”

“Yes. They would be different, but if you give, you can receive again someday.”

“…”

“Here. Lee Han of Wardanaz Family. I’ve finished peeling all the potatoes.”

“You must be tired from the long journey, wouldn’t it be better to rest a little?”

Lee Han suddenly began to feel very comfortable in Phoenix Tower.

‘What is this? This comfort?’

* * *

“Lee Han must be feeling lonely right about now.”

“…?”

The weekend ended and the morning of a new week dawned.

At Gainando’s words, Yoner tilted his head, but the other students reacted intensely as if they greatly sympathized.

“Of course he would be! He went to another tower!”

“The Principal isn’t evil for nothing. How could he do such an unreasonable thing?”

Even the Imperial Princess was nodding her head. Yoner doubted his eyes seeing that.

“Let’s all go meet Wardanaz! He must be lonely in Phoenix Tower.”

“That’s a good idea!”

The Blue Dragon Tower students headed to Phoenix Tower to comfort Lee Han’s homesickness.

Even when trapped in another tower feeling lonely, true friendship helps overcome that.

If they conveyed that his Blue Dragon Tower friends hadn’t forgotten him, Lee Han would feel a little better too.

“Wardanaz! Wardanaz!!”

“We’re here! Wardanaz!”

Climbing the hill below the tower, the Blue Dragon Tower students shouted loudly.

However, the sight that entered their eyes was different from their expectations.

Lee Han was having breakfast with the priests in the clearing in front of Phoenix Tower, laughing.

“You’re truly amazing, Lee Han of Wardanaz Family!”

“It’s nothing special. It’s not really that great.”

“No, it’s not. To make such soup with just these simple ingredients.”

“Please have some more cheese, Lee Han of Wardanaz Family.”

“Shall I ladle some more soup for you?”

“…”

“…”

The Blue Dragon Tower students looked at the breakfast scene with faces of great betrayal.

Tears welled up in the eyes of several students.

“Is… is it okay for priests to act like that? Is it okay for priests to be so despicably like that??”

“Hey. Don’t curse the priests… Damn it. That’s not what’s important right now. This is too much.”

“Just wait and see…!”

The Blue Dragon Tower students turned around grinding their teeth.

They were determined to let the Phoenix Tower students know which tower Wardanaz originally belonged to.

Just wait and see!

“That was really delicious.”

“No, we feel like we’re the ones who are indebted.”

During the first semester, while Blue Dragon Tower students indulged in luxury with food brought from outside, and White Tiger Tower or Black Turtle Tower gathered ingredients within the school, Phoenix Tower students showed the knack of using their received rations frugally.

The frugality of somehow boiling and dissolving hardened bread or cold rice balls to make them more filling.

Seeing them try to take even better care of him, Lee Han made a firm resolution.

‘I must make sure they eat their fill.’

“But Lee Han of Wardanaz Family.”

“Hmm?”

“This might be rude, but do you happen to have an Order you believe in?”

It might have been his imagination, but Lee Han felt for a moment that the air among the priests, who had been gentle and kind, was blazing with competitive spirit.

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