Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 427

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Chapter 427

Seeing Lee Han stuck on 【Latent Heat Enchantment】 when he had already mastered more difficult magic like 【Truth Enchantment】 and 【Essence Enchantment】, his friends were flustered, not knowing how to advise him.

However, Professor Verdus was different, being a professor after all. He grasped the situation immediately and skillfully advised.

“Relax! You fool!”

“…”

Salko watched Lee Han’s fist clench and felt a slight anticipation.

‘Could he actually hit the professor? No. Even so, that’s too much. But if it’s that Wardanaz bastard… he might actually be able to do it.’

“Mana isn’t something you can just put in and take out so easily.”

“You can do it easily… though.”

“It’s not that difficult… oops.”

The friends who had unconsciously answered from the side noticed the atmosphere and lowered their heads.

If you don’t have much mana, controlling the amount isn’t that difficult.

Honestly, increasing mana is harder, but reducing it…

“Sigh. Can’t be helped. I’ll help you. Come on. Try again. Relax.”

“No… it’s fine. I can practice by myself.”

Lee Han said this with sincerity.

Honestly, it seemed like Lee Han practicing alone would be better than Professor Verdus helping.

“No. Gonadaltes told me to look after you.”

“This isn’t looking after me though.”

“No. This is looking after you.”

“You seem to not know what ‘looking after’ means.”

“I know perfectly well. Come on. I’ll help you! Relax! Now. From there, reduce your mana to about… 1/14!”

“How exactly?”

“Just by feel!”

“…”

* * *

In the end, Lee Han couldn’t perfectly master only 【Latent Heat Enchantment】 (the friends who had taken up his time felt sorry as if it were their own fault).

But in Lee Han’s view, this wasn’t because his friends had taken up his time, but because Professor Verdus had been annoyingly disruptive from the side.

If only Professor Verdus hadn’t been there, he really could have mastered everything within the lecture time.

“…So that’s why I couldn’t master it all. It’s really because of Professor Verdus.”

“…I, is that so?”

Priest Tijiling looked at Lee Han with a bewildered gaze.

She had just casually asked “How was today’s lecture?” as a greeting, but she never expected such a long response.

“But Wardanaz sir. As far as I know, those kinds of magic aren’t meant to be learned all in one lecture, but given to be learned over several sessions…”

“That’s true.”

“Then you don’t need to be impatient, do you?”

“That’s not right. If I get complacent thinking I have plenty of time, other friends might overtake me.”

“?”

Priest Tijiling stopped stirring the warm beef stew with her ladle and tilted her head.

“From what I heard, the other students only practiced one magic today?”

Given the difficulty level, all his friends had chosen just one magic to carefully refine and practice.

“That’s right.”

“But how could they overtake you?”

“They might suddenly master it and learn other magic, or practice while I’m attending other lectures. And if several such friends appear, I might carelessly drop from A to B. It happens more often than you’d think, Priest Tijiling.”

“…?????”

Priest Tijiling wondered if Lee Han was joking and she couldn’t understand due to her lack of humor, so she turned her head.

However, Lee Han’s face as he chopped ingredients with a knife was very serious.

“…I… I see.”

Priest Tijiling, who wasn’t particularly interested in grades, couldn’t quite understand, but decided to accept it for now.

“Oh right. I won’t be able to help with duty work today.”

“You’re not originally on duty though…”

Even though Lee Han’s turn had ended long ago and it was other priests’ turn to handle it, Lee Han had been helping.

It wasn’t because the priests were more admirable and lovely compared to the Blue Dragon Tower students (though that was true), but for more practical reasons.

Without Lee Han, the priests kept fighting.

-I didn’t expect you to succeed in White Flame conversion so quickly. Hmm… thinking about it, I worried for nothing. There’s no way Apha wouldn’t cherish a believer like Wardanaz sir. Thinking about it again, really…

-…Priest Nigisor. Do you really have to brag in front of others right now?

Lee Han had never thought the Phoenix Tower priests could become troublesome beings.

But surprisingly, it was possible.

The excited priests were unexpectedly more difficult than the Blue Dragon Tower students.

These people who didn’t know that when bragging about something, you should carefully assess the situation and place!

Having never bragged before, they would boast like that in front of priests from orders who hadn’t awakened divine magic yet, and the priests who had no immunity to such bragging would get fired up and suggest settling it with doctrinal debates…

“Still, I’m glad the priests seem to think before speaking when bragging in front of others now.”

At Lee Han’s words, Priest Tijiling felt embarrassed.

They were priests from orders representing the Empire, yet what kind of disgrace was this?

“But Priest Tijiling, don’t you have any thoughts of teaching something related to the Frisinga Order? Since it’s finally your turn.”

“What I received isn’t that kind of teaching… If Frisinga wishes to give something, I think she would decide the timing herself. That’s closer to my thinking. Do you perhaps want to increase your curses?”

“No, that’s not it.”

Lee Han immediately denied it.

Mana-related curses wouldn’t matter if he received more, but other curses would be quite troublesome.

Priest Tijiling readily accepted, as if she hadn’t expected much.

“Actually, you’re already carrying too many curses.”

‘I had forgotten about that.’

The mana-related curses were honestly so meaningless that he could forget they even existed.

The priests of the Frisinga Order found meaning in enduring curses with their own bodies as ascetic practice, but to this extent, he wondered if it was okay.

“If you’re not doing duty work today, do you have some other appointment?”

“That’s right.”

Priest Tijiling closed her eyes tightly as if to guess and opened her mouth.

“Are you receiving teachings from the Principal?”

“…No?!”

A one-on-one meeting with the Principal during rest time after dinner.

Lee Han was horrified.

“I don’t receive teachings after dinner! No matter what! It’s rest time!”

“Huh? Oh, I thought you liked it.”

“…”

Lee Han was doubly horrified.

“Then Professor Verdus…”

“Absolutely not, I’m going to take a walk around the school.”

“Ah. I see.”

Priest Tijiling nodded while moving the completed stew.

Huh?

“But walks are prohibited after dinner, aren’t they?”

“Yeah. I’m going to sneak out.”

“…”

Seeing Lee Han declare he would sneak out as naturally as breathing, Priest Tijiling considered saying something but stopped.

Since other tower students sneak out anyway, what meaning would there be in stopping him?

“The Principal has increased search personnel, so exit routes are being blocked. I need to find them in advance.”

“Every single sentence you just said doesn’t make sense to me but… Ah. Right. There’s a good method.”

“?”

“How about going out together with the priests from our tower?”

Priests were basically allowed to go out even after evening for prayers or ceremonies.

That’s why Lee Han had borrowed priest robes before.

Of course, he had switched to invisibility magic because it was more convenient…

“If you’re among the priests, they won’t suspect anything.”

“Still, is it okay to use faith like that?”

“For you to say that now…”

Priest Tijiling looked at Lee Han as if asking why he was being like this now. Since it was the gaze of Priest Tijiling, who was always kind normally, it hurt a little more.

‘I should show a more faithful side from now on.’

“Right. If you’ll come with me, I’d be grateful. Actually, when going on night walks, it’s better to go with several people.”

“Is that so? Why?”

“First, setting up front and rear guards makes it easier to respond when problems arise.”

Lee Han didn’t mention the fact that someone would need to play the role of a sacrificial lamb to draw attention if the worst happened.

He was afraid Priest Tijiling would give him a look of contempt.

“It’s better to divide roles anyway.”

“Do you divide roles with magic?”

“No. It’s more about having a lock and trap specialist and someone who has to take hits with their body when something happens…”

Lee Han, who was speaking, felt the topic was getting a bit too explicit and changed the subject.

“Anyway, it’s good to have several people, so please help me. Wait. But if we call priests from other orders out of turn, will everyone be okay with it? Do they understand this?”

“No. They won’t understand, so it would be better to ask Priest Nigisor and Priest Siana.”

“Priest Tijiling, you’re not angry at your friends, are you?”

* * *

The good thing about going out with Priest Nigisor and Priest Siana together was that there were no common room priests to give them dirty looks when they bragged to each other.

With every step, the two shared stories about how amazing, wonderful, and miraculous their faith was.

Instead of looking ahead at the dark corridor, Lee Han watched Priest Tijiling’s expression.

‘Did I bring those guys for nothing.’

-We’re caught, run!!!

-You run first!

-Argh!! I’ll remember this!

Faintly familiar voices could be heard from afar. It seemed students from other towers were also wandering around and got caught.

“Good evening.”

However, the priests didn’t do that. When they bowed their heads in greeting, the Death Knight walking down the corridor also bowed and passed by.

‘It really works.’

While one priest might seem a bit suspicious, when several priests walked together, it seemed they assumed they were looking for a place to pray.

Lee Han had the vain thought that if he disguised himself as a priest and went to the main gate, they might let him through.

‘That would probably be too much.’

Clack-

Fortunately, luck was on their side today.

Except for the spinning stairs and the trap that showed lava illusions the moment you stepped on it, there were no obstacles on the way to the main building’s third floor.

“Huff… huff.”

“Did you see that illusion just now? Did you see that illusion just now!??!”

Priest Nigisor and Priest Siana were drenched in sweat with fearful expressions.

Regardless, Lee Han said with relief.

“We’re very lucky today. To think there were only these traps!”

“…”

“…”

The two priests were looking at Lee Han like he was crazy, but Lee Han, who was concentrating at the front and didn’t notice, continued speaking.

“Friends who do night walks tend to like the main building’s third floor the most. The main building’s second floor is a bit safer but has fewer changes, so there’s less to find. In comparison, the main building’s third floor has much more stuff. Last time, Salko was wandering around with friends and saw a room full of canned food in a corner of the third floor. Can you believe it? A room full of canned food!”

“This is the first time I’ve seen Lord Wardanaz this excited.”

Priest Siana said in a slightly surprised voice.

He had been so serious when taking care of the priests…

“I’ll cast light of truth on everyone’s staff, so if you discover anything while looking around, tell me right away.”

“Oh. Lord Wardanaz. I think I found something. Isn’t this a fake wall?”

Priest Siana pointed at the wall in amazement.

It was a wall with a hidden door, elaborately made.

“Ah. That’s a fake wall, right. But if you go in there, you’ll end up in the underground alley, so be careful. Last time, two people from White Tiger Tower went in there, couldn’t find their way, and got dragged to the punishment room.”

“…”

Priest Siana stepped back in horror.

Just how many night walks had he been on…!?

“And take this. It’s a simple map I made. I created it by exchanging information with students from other towers.”

“Th, thank you.”

“Oh right. If you come across a place not on the map, definitely stop and stand still. Last time someone saw a manticore, but it was an illusion, so probably medium-grade or higher monsters are likely to be illusions. It’s better to stand still. At that level, resistance is meaningless anyway.”

Gradually, even Priest Nigisor and Priest Tijiling began to look terrified.

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