Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 4

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Chapter 004

The personal room given to each student was surprisingly spacious and comfortable.

It seemed the Skeleton Principal didn’t take away their personal rooms even if he didn’t provide anything else.

Of course, this was Lee Han’s perspective, and by now other nobles were probably horrified at the sight of their barren, empty rooms.

-Is… is this where beggars live?

-Did someone steal everything from inside the room?

Thud-

The room felt even more spacious because there was nothing except a desk, chair, and bed.

Lee Han first organized the clothes he received, simply placed his luggage in a corner, then took out a book.

【About Einroguard】.

It was a thin book each student received before entering, containing simple explanations about the school.

‘Required subjects must be taken, the rest can be freely chosen. For the first month, you can go around listening to various lectures to decide which ones are good…’

This school seemed strict yet was liberal in these aspects.

Once you entered, they didn’t care at all what subjects students studied.

-A mage is one who explores the truths of the world. Even if seniors and teachers help, one must decide and walk their own path. Osyu Gonadaltes.

‘So the Principal’s name was Osyu Gonadaltes.’

Osu Gonadaltes

Having learned information he didn’t particularly want to know, Lee Han roughly finished up and got up from his seat.

Since they said the freshman lounge was accessible, he planned to go there and have some conversations.

* * *

“I want to learn alchemy.”

Yoner had come down first. When Yoner spotted Lee Han arriving, he waved his hand warmly.

“Alchemy?”

“Yeah. I’ve been interested in alchemy since I was at my family estate. My dream is to set up my own workshop and supply to the Imperial Palace.”

“That would make good money.”

“Want to do it together?”

“Hmm. Let me think about it. The alchemy business isn’t that easy, you know.”

Lee Han didn’t accept right away.

Just as Yoner had been interested in alchemy since his time at his family estate, Lee Han had been interested in business since his time at his family estate.

Alchemy sounded impressive, but the Empire’s alchemy business was also fiercely competitive.

Outstanding alchemists’ guilds were brutally fighting each other to steal market share.

Free potion distribution to adventurer guilds, spreading bad rumors about potions made by rival alchemy guilds, monopolizing all herbs used as potion ingredients to keep competitors in check, and so on.

Each rumor was so vicious that he couldn’t help but be afraid.

‘Maybe something stable would be better after all.’

Lee Han’s primary goal was Imperial Administration, in other words, being a civil servant.

Then and now, there was nothing wrong with being a civil servant.

“Then what are you interested in?”

“Me?”

Lee Han was slightly flustered when asked the question.

Because…

‘I was thinking of taking subjects with low competition and good for getting grades.’

Academics aside, the grades received here would become credentials when going out into the world.

Naturally, Lee Han couldn’t ignore that.

“I have a month, so I was planning to look around and decide. You shouldn’t make hasty judgments about anything.”

“Wow… that’s amazing.”

“??”

Lee Han looked at Yoner, not understanding what was so amazing.

Was there anything amazing about it?

“Usually people come thinking about what magic they want to learn. Something that suits their taste. But that’s not necessarily a good method…”

It was hard to know what kind of magic one had aptitude for before actually trying it.

And forcibly learning magic that didn’t suit one’s aptitude was less efficient than expected.

A mage pursuing truth should know how to bend their stubbornness and choose a better path.

But as long as they were human, they had desires, and with desires came the wish to follow the path they wanted.

Abandoning such desires wasn’t easy.

“Is that also a rule of the Wardanaz Family?”

‘Why does everything I say bring up the Wardanaz Family?’

Lee Han was dumbfounded.

He hadn’t realized it while inside the family, but coming outside made him feel the power of the family name more keenly.

Just like the looks the Black Turtle Tower students gave him earlier…

Perhaps the Wardanaz Family’s image was much stronger than Lee Han had thought.

“This is terrible!”

“??”

Gainando, who arrived late, shouted frantically.

“What’s wrong?”

“A thief must have broken into my room! There’s nothing there!”

“…”

* * *

Basic Understanding of Magic.

It was a required subject that all first-years entering Einroguard had to take.

Students from other towers weren’t visible, so it seemed to be a subject only Blue Dragon Tower students took.

“Everyone’s expressions look strange?”

“We’re hungry, didn’t sleep properly so we’re sleepy, and the clothes are rough so it bothers us when we move.”

Gainando nodded as if agreeing with Yoner’s words.

When he woke up early in the morning, Gainando thought yesterday’s events were a dream.

He expected warm white bread with freshly made butter and hot soup boiled with chicken and spices to be provided as a matter of course.

But it wasn’t a dream, and what greeted Gainando when he got out of bed was hard black bread, hard rice balls, and a cup of cold water.

‘I thought it was edible though…’

Lee Han thought so.

Although he had lived luxuriously after being born into the Wardanaz Family, originally Lee Han was someone who had lived very difficultly.

-Uh… did I see wrong? Senior. If I work from 9 AM to 9 PM, when do I eat?

-Here. Here. Energy bar. It’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so eat sparingly.

-…Are you kidding me?

-Don’t blame me. I have to make do with energy bars too. But there’s a feast waiting when it’s over.

-If you say cup noodles, I’ll kill you.

-…Sorry. It’s cup noodles.

-…

-But there are also triangle kimbap…

‘Hmm. Now seems a bit better.’

But except for Lee Han, all the Blue Dragon Tower students looked drained.

This happened just one day after entering the school.

Creak-

But except for Ihan, all the students from the Blue Dragon Tower looked completely drained.

This all happened in just one day of entering school.

Screech-

The 【Basic Understanding of Magic】 lecture hall was located on the first floor of the Einroguard Main Building.

It was the school’s kindness in consideration of the new students.

The higher up they went, the more likely the new students would get lost.

“…Huh…?”

“Did, did we come to the wrong place?”

“You came to the right place. Now, everyone sit down.”

When the students stopped at the door and murmured, Lee Han was puzzled.

Why are they acting like that?

The answer came immediately.

There was a troll inside the lecture hall.

“…”

“…”

“Come in quickly!”

“Uh… Um…”

The students entered the lecture hall hesitantly with expressions mixed with fear and dread.

Troll.

Even students who had lived their entire lives within their family estates had heard of this fierce and brutal monster.

Such a troll was dressed up like a professor and waiting, so it was natural to be flustered.

They were confused whether this was a lecture hall or a troll’s buffet.

“Now. I should introduce myself first. I’m Garcia Kim. I’m a troll hybrid. I know you’re all scared, but there’s no need to be afraid. I don’t eat people unless I’m very hungry.”

“…”

“I guess I shouldn’t have made that joke.”

When the atmosphere became even more awkward, Garcia felt very sorry.

“Now! Our Principal always says something. That time is the greatest treasure. Shall we start the lecture?”

Garcia swung his staff. Then the students who were standing awkwardly were pushed to their seats as if swept away.

“You are all seeds of mages who entered with the title of Steel. Some arrogant or stupid ones among you might have secretly tried magic, but most of you probably haven’t tried magic yet. This lecture is meant to tell you what magic is and help you find magic that suits you well. The path of magic is a rough and narrow road that you must walk alone, but I want to be a compass before you walk that path.”

The expressions of the students inside softened at the gentle Troll Professor’s words.

‘He seems several times better than the Skeleton Principal?’

“Now. Then we should start with something very basic. What is magic?”

Imperial Princess Adenart answered in a cold voice.

“It is changing the world with the mage’s own will.”

“That’s right. Changing the world with the mage’s will. The problem is ‘how’. How do we change the world?”

“With the power of mana?”

“Very good. Magic power, mana… borrowing this fundamental force to change the world. Everyone here should be able to feel magic power and be conscious of the magic power within themselves.”

Everyone nodded.

Since this was basically a place that only accepted people with talent, everyone was already awakened to magic power.

“But that’s just the beginning. To use magic, you need to go further. You call forth magic power with your own will, weave that magic power delicately, and create results. People often say magic requires incantations, gestures, or reagents… but what’s really important is will. The mage’s own will. You must not forget that. Of course, you’ll need incantations and gestures. Since you’re still very inexperienced. Now. The talk has gone on too long. Are you sleepy? Let’s do it hands-on. Everyone take out your staffs and try gathering magic power.”

Whooooom-

The energy of magic power began to spread throughout the wide lecture hall.

The young mages began to squeeze out the magic power within themselves.

Lee Han also concentrated and began gathering magic power in his staff. The magic power within his body flowed out and accumulated in his staff.

“Now while maintaining that magic power… you must not lose concentration! In that state, try to imagine light. Your own image of light. Bright, warm, sparkling. Anything is fine.”

This time, groaning sounds began to emerge.

Controlling magic power was like grabbing and pulling the reins of a wildly rampaging horse.

If you lost concentration even a little, it would just scatter away.

“While imagining it stronger and stronger… you shout. Anything is fine. Light! Light! Brightness! Bright light! Any incantation that comes from within you is fine.”

“Light!”

Light! Light! Brightness! Bright light!

“Light!”

“Light!”

“Bright light!”

“Bright light!”

“Bright light!”

“Light more dazzling than the sun and beautiful like my glory!”

“Light more dazzling than the sun and beautiful like my glory!”

“Light more dazzling than the sun and beautiful like my glory!”

“Don’t use incantations that are too long! If you recite incantations too long for your level, your concentration will scatter instead.”

Concentrate to gather magic power, change that magic power with your own will, and finally recite an incantation to finish it properly.

Lee Han felt like he understood what magic was.

Of course, that didn’t mean he could do it in one try.

Pop! Poof! Pop pop!

“Ugh!” “Kugh!” “Ah…”

Groans from young mages who failed at magic leaked out from various places. The Troll Professor smiled and swung his staff.

When magic casting failed, the gathered magic power could lose its master and rampage, injuring the mage.

Preventing that was the professor’s role.

“Now. Don’t be scared because you failed, don’t panic… everyone is like that at first. As long as you have magic power left in your body, try again!”

Second attempt.

Again, popping sounds accompanied by students’ groans.

The Troll Professor smiled inwardly.

Originally, learning even this simplest magic called ‘Light’ usually took over a month.

Magic was that difficult.

But the professor had no intention of telling them that. It was something the students had to experience with their own bodies.

“Now! Again!”

Third attempt.

Now students who were exhausted from using up all their magic power began to appear.

Magic consumed tremendously more magic power than expected.

More than half the students sat down with tired expressions.

“Again!”

Fourth attempt.

This time almost all students sat down. Only two or three who were lucky or had good control remained standing.

“Again!”

Fifth attempt.

“Again!”

Sixth attempt.

“Again!”

Seventh attempt.

“Um… Professor. I’m truly sorry for interrupting, but should we continue…?”

The Troll Professor, who had been shouting nonchalantly, realized something was strange.

Usually it should end at the fourth attempt, or at most the fifth, but one person was still standing at the seventh attempt.

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