Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 447

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Chapter 447

“Wardanaz!”

When Lee Han, who should have been giving commands, paused for a moment, the other students called out to him in confusion.

Salko felt his heart sink, wondering if some problem had arisen.

“What? What’s the problem…”

“Don’t tell me pirates appeared?”

Where would there be pirates in the school…

Tanzhuer, who had been trying to stay quiet and just do what was asked, couldn’t help but interject.

“Sorry. I was thinking about something else for a moment. Pull!”

Lee Han pulled the rope together with his friends. Even though they had all cast enhancement magic before coming in, pulling the cabin wasn’t easy.

‘Hmm. I should learn stronger enhancement magic.’

【Gonadaltes’ Nimble Steps】 was an enhancement magic with surprisingly high versatility for a 1st circle spell that could be cast very quickly.

Other enhancement magic that immediately boosted strength, agility, and reflexes all started from the 3rd circle. The Skeleton Principal’s genius in compressing that into a 1st circle spell was extraordinary.

But after staying at the magic school for so long, he was gradually feeling the need for stronger magic.

‘I need specialized magic even if it takes longer to cast and is more crude.’

Just looking at the current situation, he needed enhancement magic that focused on strength.

‘Enhancement magic like 【Strength of the Tower Hero】 that I saw in books would be good. I wonder if I could learn it…’

“War… Wardanaz. Don’t you have any stronger magic?”

“Sorry. I don’t have any spells to use right now.”

“Hey. Don’t say stupid things! Even this magic will have severe side effects once we’re done using it!”

A White Tiger Tower student nearby scolded his friend.

Even 【Gonadaltes’ Nimble Steps】 caused quite severe muscle pain.

‘Ah. Enhancement magic like 【Strength of the Tower Hero】 would have even more severe side effects.’

Lee Han newly realized the side effects of enhancement magic.

Magic that directly enhanced the body came with quite a lot of corresponding side effects.

Experienced mages reduced the shock and minimized side effects with various magic, but that was still a distant story for Lee Han.

Most importantly, he had so much mana that he was far from such side effects.

‘Still, it can’t be helped. I have to use it when necessary.’

Lee Han quickly ended his contemplation.

His friends might suffer a bit more, but it was unavoidable at Einroguard.

Thud, thud-thud-

Despite wearing leather gloves and even adding cloth padding to grip the rope, students began falling one by one while pulling on the slippery Tanzhuer.

“Don’t rush!”

Salko shouted loudly.

The most important thing in this situation was not to rush.

When building structures with stone guild members, mistakes were bound to happen.

The most important thing then was to respond calmly.

“Just hold on! Whichever side finishes first will come help!”

Salko planned to run over and help as soon as his side finished properly.

However, Lee Han was one step faster.

Lee Han explosively wasted mana, radiating it throughout his entire body. The water droplets around him evaporated as they combined with his mana.

Instantly the rope was pulled like crazy and the cabin was dragged close.

“Done! Wait there!”

Having finished his side of the work, Lee Han threw down the rope and ran toward the fallen students.

Salko was impressed seeing this.

‘That guy is truly a born worker!’

A guy like that should have been born into the Tutanta family instead of the Wardanaz family…

* * *

“Wardanaz. Why do you look so gloomy?”

“He’s probably tired.”

The students who had finally succeeded in hunting the cabin returned to the library with triumphant faces.

However, Lee Han’s face was far from satisfied.

“Um. So…”

“??”

“…It’s nothing.”

“What. How boring.”

Lee Han started to speak then stopped.

This cabin is…

‘It’s Professor Thunderstep’s cabin!’

Since Professor Thunderstep traveled all around the vast Einroguard grounds to collect alchemy materials, even Lee Han, his disciple, didn’t know how many cabins there were.

However, buildings built by the same person tend to show.

This cabin was Professor Thunderstep’s cabin.

“Why won’t this open?”

“The axe doesn’t seem to work either?”

“Move aside for a moment.”

Lee Han approached the cabin closely.

Crack!

Fortunately, the defensive magic broke using the method he learned from Baldoron. The students immediately broke down the door with an axe and entered the cabin.

“Wh… Whoooooooa!”

“Th, this…! Look at this!”

The students who entered inside burst into cheers.

Students who had been resting on the other side of the library also approached, curious about the sound.

“What is it? What’s in there?”

Inside the cabin were supplies that any Einroguard student would dream of.

There were dwarf-style smoked ham and salted herring, eggs and rice, onions, wheat, raisins, plums, bananas, figs, as well as secondary ingredients like olive oil and salt, and even beer.

One White Tiger Tower student was moved to tears.

“Wardanaz. With this much, we could hold a banquet, right??”

“…Y, yes.”

Lee Han, who had been troubled, quickly nodded at his friends’ call.

Since it had come to this, he was sorry to Professor Thunderstep, but it couldn’t be helped.

‘I need to destroy the evidence.’

“Let’s divide into groups. Group 1 will take out the items inside, and Group 2 will completely dismantle the log cabin. So no trace can be recognized. Let’s use it as firewood.”

“Can’t we just roughly cut it and dismantle it later when we use it?”

“No. We need to do it in advance now.”

“Ugh… That’s bothersome…”

The students grumbled but didn’t refuse Lee Han’s words.

Lee Han inwardly sighed in relief.

If they finished quickly like this…

“Wait! Wardanaz!”

“?!”

When someone called Lee Han, he was startled.

“What?”

‘Did they find out?’

If someone had realized this was Professor Thunderstep’s cabin…

“We’ll handle the dismantling, so you take care of the cooking!”

“Right! Please!”

“…”

“These bastards really hated our cooking that much??”

The White Tiger Tower students who had been on duty last time pouted and complained.

* * *

The students gathered in the library enjoyed a feast after a long time.

Food packed so tightly that the makeshift table legs broke several times disappeared in an instant. The students bit into tender chunks of meat that had been patiently grilled over the campfire until the flesh was melting.

Seeing Gainando screaming from the heat after stuffing his cheeks full of freshly baked flatbread, the White Tiger Tower students whispered among themselves.

“Hey. Don’t you think the Blue Dragon Tower guys’ table manners aren’t really that different from ours?”

“Right. Last time Wardanaz was supposedly so impressive when he went to the knight order, but he doesn’t look much different from us…”

Lee Han placed an additional dish on the table – rice, beans, onions and meat steamed together in a small pot – and sat down.

‘How satisfying.’

It wasn’t satisfying because the students were eating well.

Unlike the first semester, he noticed students who didn’t put down their books even while eating.

Having been thoroughly beaten once in the first semester, the students had learned their lesson.

“Hey. What’s with studying while eating!”

“It’s rude to Wardanaz who made this for us… Ack!”

A few students (usually White Tiger Tower students) started to speak but got hit by Lee Han with a bone.

“Don’t disturb others and read your books too.”

“W-we have swordsmanship lectures…”

Lee Han was dumbfounded by their shallow scheme of mentioning only swordsmanship lectures when they took many other lectures too.

Seeing their friend get hit with a bone, the White Tiger Tower students who were about to take out a polo ball to play quietly put the ball away.

Watching this, Giselle wondered if she should keep a few bones ready for the future.

“The great orthodox tradition of magic… No. That sounds too dogmatic…”

Beside him, Yoner was frowning with a quill pen in his mouth, lost in deep thought.

Lee Han felt curious and asked.

“What lecture is that?”

“Hm? Advanced Basic Literature. We have to create a manifesto befitting Einroguard…”

‘Good thing I didn’t take it.’

Lee Han was appalled.

Although there were inflated rumors going around that Lee Han took all magic schools, there were actually quite a few lectures Lee Han didn’t take.

He would never take lectures like Understanding Basic Theater or Understanding Imperial Masterpieces unless someone secretly submitted an application for him.

A good lecture was one where you could get an A+ through logic, effort, and reason, not one that relied on emotions.

“Do you have any ideas?”

“Hmm… Something like pursuing freedom through unfreedom… No. That’s too gloomy to reveal openly.”

“Huh? That’s good though??”

Yoner brightened up and took notes. Lee Han was flustered seeing this.

“That’s good?”

Wasn’t that a phrase that would suit an imperial prison?

“Yeah. Can I submit this?”

“I don’t mind, but no matter how I think about it, it doesn’t seem like a good phrase.”

“No. I think it’ll be fine?”

Yoner nodded with a face full of confidence. Lee Han briefly wondered if there was something wrong with his friend’s sensibilities.

‘Well, Yoner’s sister also had rather unique sensibilities.’

Flutter-

While the students finished their enjoyable meal and were taking a break, a paper bird flew into the library.

-Students taking Advanced Understanding of Basic Summoning Magic, please pay attention. There will be midterm exam changes due to Einroguard’s weather changes.

At Professor Milay’s voice, students taking summoning magic gathered around the bird, murmuring.

But the bird wasn’t finished. Several more flew in.

-Students taking Advanced Basic Swordsmanship, please pay attention…

-Advanced Basic Alchemy…

-…

-I don’t really have anything to tell you, but I was bored so I sent this. Study hard, you blockheads.

-…

There was one strange paper bird, but the students were slightly moved by the professors’ warm consideration.

When you’re usually treated terribly, you tend to be moved even by small kindnesses.

“…”

However, Lee Han hesitated, caught in between.

He was taking too many lectures and couldn’t figure out where to stand.

“Wardanaz. I’ll let you know, so just rest.”

“You just sit still!”

His friends quickly stopped Lee Han.

The friends looking at Lee Han had eyes full of pity.

* * *

Professor Milay’s exam was comfortable and peaceful.

Students gathered in the lecture hall with a fireplace were writing reports about this 【Boltzmann’s Call】 festival in the comfortable, warm air.

“Some students are probably surprised. Compared to last semester’s exams or what we’ve learned this semester, this might feel like too simple an exam.”

Professor Milay spoke while maintaining an upright posture.

“However, you should know that writing such documents is just as important as magic.”

The era of mages holed up in towers built in remote areas for research had long ended in ancient times.

Mages had to constantly communicate and interact with other mages, and sometimes even bring investors’ gold coins.

Otherwise, even the most excellent research would become difficult to proceed with.

“Once you try writing it, you’ll realize it’s not easy. Since this is your first time, let me give you one piece of advice: it’s better to write sincerely rather than trying to dress it up pretentiously. What did you feel at the festival, what aspects were lacking, how will you improve going forward?”

“…”

Lee Han, who was listening, fell into serious thought.

‘…What more should I improve?’

With Lee Han’s limited insight, he couldn’t think of what more he needed to improve.

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