Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 391

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Chapter 391

Lee Han felt a headache coming on for the first time in a while.

It was the same headache he’d felt when wondering where to start explaining things to Gainando before exams.

“Now. Listen carefully, you White Tiger Tower guys.”

Lee Han did his best to explain just how exceptional the level of this golem was.

At first, the White Tiger Tower students had been listening thinking ‘That Wardanaz fellow sure has a roundabout way of saying his magic skills are excellent,’ but they must have sensed something was off as their faces grew dark.

“No… no way.”

“You can’t do it? Wardanaz??”

“That’s what I’ve been saying all along.”

The White Tiger Tower students were so shocked they couldn’t even respond.

They looked so dejected as they tried to shuffle away that even the priests grew worried.

“Are you sure you’re alright?”

“We’re rather concerned…”

“They’re fine. They’ll perk up soon enough.”

* * *

However, contrary to Lee Han’s expectations, the White Tiger Tower students were still dejected the next day.

They had been more deeply fascinated by the golem than he’d thought.

‘They’ll perk up soon enough.’

Lee Han didn’t pay it any mind.

Until the White Tiger Tower students suddenly started being nice to him.

Thunk-

“Wardanaz. They say autumn rabbit is delicious.”

“?”

Thunk-

“Wardanaz. Here’s a deer haunch.”

“??”

Thunk-

“Wardanaz. Here’s premium Empire ham aged for over a year.”

“Where did you get this?”

“The kitchen… shh.”

‘I thought about two of them were missing – did they get dragged to the punishment room?’

While he could have just kept accepting gifts, Lee Han’s conscience wasn’t quite that flexible.

Lee Han sighed and called Angrago and his friends together.

“I appreciate the gifts, but what can’t be done can’t be done.”

“…What if we catch a whole wild boar next time…?”

“It’s not that I have the ability but won’t help you – I can’t do it, you bastard.”

“Ack!”

Lee Han finally exploded after holding back and struck Angrago’s head with his staff.

“You’d be better off asking someone else instead of me.”

“Who?”

“Someone like Professor Verdus…”

“There’s no way that professor would grant our request.”

Angrago spoke as if asking what he was talking about.

They naturally knew that Professor Verdus was a master skilled in enchantment magic.

But no matter how skilled someone was, what meaning was there if they had no intention of helping?

“That’s true.”

“Ah. But maybe if it’s that Wardanaz guy, things might be different…”

“Right, you’re his cherished disciple!”

When one of the White Tiger Tower students spoke up with an expectant voice, Lee Han firmly shook his head.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“…Isn’t it true?”

“No. We don’t have that kind of relationship. Since I owe him something I’ll try asking, but don’t get your hopes up too much.”

Since there happened to be Professor Verdus’s gathering that afternoon, Lee Han decided to at least try asking.

Having received this much, at least asking…

“A golem? Bring it next time.”

“!”

Not only Lee Han but also Angrago and the White Tiger Tower students were startled.

Lee Han was so surprised he couldn’t speak as carefully as usual.

“Professor. Are you feeling unwell somewhere??”

“W-Wardanaz. The professor said yes, so why are you acting like that…!”

The White Tiger Tower students were horrified and tried to stop him.

Why on earth was he trying to provoke Professor Verdus?

“I’m perfectly fine. Except for Gonadaltes giving me a lot of work. More importantly…”

Professor Verdus hesitated while looking at Lee Han.

At that sight, Lee Han suddenly felt fear.

When someone who was originally rude suddenly shows manners, it’s even more frightening.

Professor Verdus, who usually spoke without hesitation when he wanted something, was now hesitating and reading the mood – it gave him chills.

What on earth was he trying to ask for?

‘Don’t tell me he wants to extract blood or bones?’

“I heard you’re raising a basilisk?”

“…Yes.”

Lee Han answered while suppressing a sigh.

He wasn’t even curious anymore about how he’d found out.

‘I should assume all the professors are connected by telepathy.’

“Can I come see it with you?”

“Excuse me? Why are you asking me that?”

“You’re going to raise it in Professor Bagrek’s lecture hall, right?”

“Probably so.”

“If I go alone, Professor Bagrek might attack me.”

“Why… what did you do?”

“I don’t know. He just attacks me.”

Professor Verdus answered with the face of an innocent beaver.

However, Lee Han wasn’t fooled by the cute animal appearance. Professor Verdus had done too many things to be swayed by something like that.

‘But I think he’ll attack you even if we go together.’

Lee Han thought that but didn’t say it.

After all, Professor Verdus would be the one getting hit.

“Anyway, if you come see it with me, will you help with the golem?”

“Huh? A golem is a golem. Sightseeing is sightseeing. What are you talking about?”

Come to think of it, Professor Verdus wasn’t clever enough to make deals like that.

He’d accepted the golem request simply because it seemed interesting, and the proposal was separate.

“It’s nothing. Then let’s go together after this ends. I had to visit him anyway because of the evening lecture.”

Professor Verdus’s face brightened.

“Great! Then tell Professor Bagrek not to attack me!”

“Oh… um… well, I’ll try saying something.”

* * *

After the enchantment magic lecture ended (several students were carried to the infirmary after casting fire resistance magic on their hands and trying to pull heated stones from the campfire), Lee Han walked alongside Professor Verdus.

“Professor. In the second semester, you mainly teach enhancement magic, right?”

Since they learned the basics of enchantment magic in the first semester and practiced casting on inanimate objects, it made sense that in the second semester they would practice enchantment magic cast directly on living beings.

“Huh?”

“…Isn’t that right?”

“Was that it? I just followed the book order. Maybe that was it.”

Lee Han smiled gently at Professor Verdus treating students like rolling stones on the roadside.

There was nothing particularly surprising about it at this point!

“Then what did you teach during the two weeks?”

“Last week, what did we do… hmm… Ah. That thing. That thing. Blocking arrows.”

“Pardon?”

“Blocking flying arrows. It’s good for checking enhancement magic.”

‘Should I have come in even later?’

“Then until the midterm exam, we’ll likely continue focusing on enhancement magic.”

“Is that what’s written in the book? Then probably?”

“…Is the midterm exam artifact creation like last time?”

“No. The second semester midterm exam for 1st year new students is…”

Professor Verdus frowned and thought deeply before speaking.

“That was it. Preparing traps for each other and throwing them in.”

“…Excuse me??”

“Wait. Gonadaltes told me not to say this. It’s a secret.”

“Ah. Yes. That…?”

Lee Han was rather confused despite getting a hint.

What kind of midterm exam was ‘preparing traps for each other and throwing them in’?

“We’re here. Professor.”

Lee Han knocked on the door and entered.

Professor Boladi was sitting by the table as always.

The difference from usual was that a familiar large egg was positioned in the center of the lecture hall.

“That’s the basilisk, right?”

Professor Verdus asked with sparkling eyes. Instead of answering, Professor Boladi immediately raised his staff and attacked Professor Verdus.

The beaver beastman professor screamed and threw his body to the side.

“Stop him!”

“What ability do I have to… But Professor. Why are you attacking Professor Verdus?”

“He was trying to steal the basilisk.”

“…Professor…”

Lee Han looked at Professor Verdus as if he were pathetic.

“No!”

Professor Verdus croaked out.

“I was just trying to touch it because I was curious!”

“What are you saying.”

Lee Han snorted.

Professor Verdus, who was rolling along the corridor, looked up wondering why Lee Han was acting like that.

“There’s no way you came here with such pure intentions, Professor.”

“…I really didn’t!”

Professor Verdus felt wronged for the first time in a long while.

“Of course, I was planning to take some materials once the basilisk was born!”

“Without permission?”

“With permission!”

“Come on…”

At Lee Han’s suspicious gaze, Professor Verdus felt truly wronged for the first time in ages.

Usually Professor Verdus had an iron will and didn’t care what anyone said, but somehow he felt wronged when Lee Han acted like this.

Was it okay for a disciple to suspect his master like this?

“I’m telling the truth!”

“I understand. Please get up.”

Professor Verdus grabbed Lee Han’s outstretched hand and stood up.

At that moment, Professor Boladi’s magic shot out from inside the lecture hall again. Professor Verdus took a direct hit and rolled tumbling to the other end of the corridor.

The artifacts he was wearing were so impressive that he didn’t get a single wound, but the shock must have been great as Professor Verdus coughed.

“I told you to stop him!”

“Well… he’s not someone who stops just because I tell him to.”

“Try it first before saying that!”

Lee Han shrugged his shoulders as if he had no choice and said.

“Professor. Could you please temporarily stop attacking Professor Verdus?”

“Understood.”

Professor Boladi lowered his staff.

“…”

“…”

Professor Verdus glared at Lee Han.

Didn’t he just take one more attack that he didn’t need to take!

* * *

Even with the basilisk egg present, Professor Boladi’s lecture didn’t change.

“How much have you learned about the dark element?”

“Basic casting is possible, but…”

“What about the lightning element?”

“I’m practicing form transformation.”

“Water element? Summoning magic? Enchantment magic?”

Professor Verdus sat beside them blankly watching their conversation.

If it were another professor, they might have reacted with ‘Isn’t this a bit excessive?’, but fortunately it was Professor Verdus, so he had no thoughts.

“We need to catch up on the areas where your progress is lacking.”

At Professor Boladi’s words, Lee Han nodded and slowly moved to the side.

If an attack came, he was thinking of using Professor Verdus as a shield.

‘He can’t attack directly with the professor here.’

As soon as that thought ended, Professor Boladi began firing projectiles made of dark element. Professor Verdus, who was sitting beside them and suddenly got hit, screamed and fell to the side.

“You said you’d stop!”

“I wasn’t attacking you.”

“Ah. I see.”

Lee Han wanted to say ‘what do you mean I see’, but he was too busy dodging to think about it.

Fortunately, even though Professor Verdus had fallen, thanks to the artifacts he was wearing, he served as a solid obstacle.

Lee Han quickly grabbed the fallen Professor Verdus and lifted him up like a shield. The projectiles made of dark element bounced off mercilessly.

“When does this end?”

“You’ll have to wait a moment!”

30 minutes later.

After improving Lee Han’s sense of the dark element through simple basic training, Professor Boladi declared a break.

“Using the environment is good, but basic skills come first.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Now take care of the basilisk.”

“…?”

Lee Han was slightly confused by Professor Boladi’s words.

“Uh… won’t you… teach me?”

Usually when you tell a 1st year student to take care of a basilisk egg, don’t you give them instructions like ‘you should do this and that, don’t do these things’?

Of course, Lee Han had asked Professor Lightningstep various things before coming here…

“I was just about to tell you.”

“Thank you.”

Thud-

Professor Boladi threw a book. Lee Han thought it was rather fortunate.

Professor Boladi was someone who was better at explaining with books than with words.

“I wrote it based on Blue Dragon Tower standards, but Phoenix Tower shouldn’t be much different.”

“…Excuse me?”

Lee Han paused while trying to skim through the book.

What did he just say?

Professor Verdus, who was beside them, spoke up.

“If moving the egg is difficult, should I help you?”

“…”

When Lee Han realized that he wasn’t helping raise it in Professor Boladi’s lecture hall, but had to raise it in the dormitory, he seriously considered transferring to White Tiger Tower.

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