Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 45
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Chapter 045
The mindset of a real professional thief was on a completely different level from ordinary people.
To pick locks and steal items while the Principal and professors were conducting on-site inspections.
The glass flasks contained potions of every color imaginable. Lee Han could feel the complex and varied mana emanating from within them.
“But what… what kind of potions are these?”
“I’m not sure?”
“…I, I see.”
Come to think of it, Ratford was a professional thief, not a professional alchemist.
He had just grabbed whatever he could, not because he knew what he was taking.
‘I don’t know anything either.’
Lee Han had done his share of reading and advance studying while at the Wardanaz Family, but identifying unmarked potions just by looking at them was beyond him.
“Yoner. Do you know anything?”
“This is…”
Yoner picked up one of the flasks and looked at it with a cautious expression.
“It looks like alcohol?”
“…That’s ridiculous.”
“It looks like wine.”
Yoner carefully opened the cork stopper, smelled it, and nodded.
“Yeah, it’s wine.”
“…”
“But the others do seem to be magic potions? We’d probably have to go to the library to find out what they are…”
“That’s a relief, at least.”
Ratford wasn’t surprised to see the Wardanaz Family and Meikin Family descendants casually discussing stolen potions.
One shouldn’t presumptuously question what their superiors do.
‘They’re so magnanimous that they’ll even use stolen potions.’
“Thanks, Ratford. I’ll put them to good use.”
“Not at all. It’s an honor to offer them to you. Please call on me anytime you need me.”
“Don’t be so formal… Oh right. Want to help take care of the horses?”
Since they had come to the stables early in the morning, it would be good for Ratford to get friendly with the horses too.
At Lee Han’s suggestion, Ratford bowed his head.
“Yes. It would be an honor.”
“Enough with the honor.”
“Honor…”
“Stop it.”
“Yes.”
Thud-
“?”
There was a sound of someone dropping something behind them. Lee Han turned his head.
Nilia had a shocked expression on her face.
“…You… you made a new friend…”
Seeing Nilia’s betrayed expression as she tried to back away, Lee Han and Yoner rushed over to her.
* * *
“What? That’s what it was? You should have told me. I’m not the type to misunderstand something like that.”
“…”
“…”
Lee Han and Yoner exchanged meaningful glances.
‘Wasn’t she just about to misunderstand?’
‘She definitely was about to misunderstand.’
Fortunately, the ridiculous misunderstanding that they were trying to replace Nilia with Ratford as their new Black Turtle Tower friend was cleared up.
Ratford said with a serious expression.
“I’m not a friend, I’m a subordinate…mmph mmph.”
“Oops. My hand slipped.”
Lee Han blocked Ratford’s mouth with the brush used for grooming the horses.
“Now. Let’s all take care of the horses together.”
There were several other students in the stables who had come to get friendly with the horses.
Although Professor Lightningstep had said to ‘get friendly with the horses,’ there weren’t many students diligent enough to wake up and come this early in the morning.
And the horses showed no mercy even to such diligent students.
“Agh! Stop spitting!”
“Listen to me! Why are you acting like this! What are you so unhappy about!”
The horses headbutted, spat, snorted, and tried to bite the students’ hands.
However, Lee Han wasn’t surprised.
‘There’s no such thing as a well-behaved test subject.’
Of course, the horses were rough, but this wasn’t really the worst it could be.
At least they weren’t secretly running away or throwing their own dung.
“Come on. Let me brush your coat.”
-Snort!
The white horse that Professor Lightningstep had assigned glared at Lee Han.
Its intention to strike him the moment he approached was very obviously visible.
However, Lee Han approached without concern.
Swoosh!
The white horse attempted a headbutt. Lee Han leaned back as if he had expected it and dodged.
The white horse’s eyes widened. It seemed it hadn’t expected Lee Han to dodge.
Ptui!
This time the white horse spat. Lee Han dodged again as if he had expected it.
“That’s right, that’s right. Good boy.”
Chomp!
The white horse tried to bite, but Lee Han stepped aside and approached the white horse.
Still, the white horse didn’t give up. Even though its legs were tied so it couldn’t kick, it tried every possible troublesome thing it could do.
Lee Han avoided, blocked, and endured such attacks.
Nilia, who was watching from behind, could only admire.
‘How can he be so patient?’
If it were Nilia, she would have already started cursing or brought out a whip.
But instead of getting angry, Lee Han kept soothing the horse, saying ‘that’s right, that’s right.’
Was this the dignity of a great noble??
* * *
-Snort…
The white horse that had been rampaging for a while hung its head low, apparently exhausted.
Only then could Lee Han take the brush and groom the white horse’s coat.
Even while being brushed, the white horse glared at Lee Han. Its will to rampage again once it recovered its stamina was evident.
‘Is this horse really mixed with some other monster’s blood?’
Lee Han wondered at the unusually persistent white horse.
The other horses didn’t seem quite this stubborn…
Clatter!
“Alright, alright.”
Yoner, who had been wrestling for a while beside them, walked out with a mud-covered but cheerful face.
Nilia and Ratford were also in quite a rough state.
“Still, it’s starting to listen to us.”
“I think I’ve gotten pretty close to it too.”
At their words, Lee Han turned his head to look at the white horse.
The white horse turned its head away sharply as if to say ‘not a chance.’
Normally, a young student would have gotten angry or given up at this stubborn horse’s defiance, but…
‘Well, it’ll give up eventually.’
Lee Han’s mind was as calm as a lake.
No matter how much the white horse acted up, could it be worse than the professors?
Lee Han simply discarded his emotions and did what needed to be done.
After finishing the brushing, Lee Han mixed some feed and placed it in front of the white horse. The white horse munched away while staring intently at Lee Han.
It seemed to be saying ‘Don’t even think I’ll be won over by this.’
“I’m thinking of taking it out for a walk now.”
Nilia said while brushing off the mud.
Originally, walks were essential when caring for horses. Taking them out for regular walks was necessary to keep the horses healthy.
And from the perspective of trying to get close to them, walks were also helpful.
If you kept walking around together, even the most finicky beast would have no choice but to open its heart.
‘Hmm.’
However, Lee Han wondered if the white horse would really follow along obediently.
Even now it kept attacking him, so if they went out for a walk in an open space, wouldn’t it try even more varied attacks?
“Hmm…”
Lee Han looked down at the iron bracelet and belt he was wearing, then looked at the white horse once more.
At that gaze, the white horse felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
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“I’m back!”
“…”
Thunderstep managed his expression as he opened the door.
Lightningstep, who had been standing outside the door, entered the cabin carrying a tin cup.
“Make some tea!”
“You don’t even particularly like the tea I make…”
“I’ll bear with it and drink it, so it’s fine!”
“…”
Thunderstep boiled the kettle with a sad expression. He hadn’t known Lee Han’s absence would be this sorrowful.
“The new students are diligently taking care of the stables.”
Lightningstep said while boldly gulping down the hot tea.
If there was one talent that applied to both alchemy and animal handling, it was diligence.
There was one reason why he deliberately gathered ill-tempered horses in the 【Basic Riding Training】 class and told them to befriend them.
To teach the new students diligence.
There were many conditions for befriending unfamiliar animals, but the most important among those conditions was diligence.
Without diligence, you couldn’t befriend any animals.
“I deliberately made the horses’ temperaments worse, but if they put in effort and care for them, the creatures will soon calm down and open their hearts. However, those who try to tame them with force and whips instead of putting in effort will get a very harsh taste.”
When he gave assignments like this, the students’ reactions were divided into two.
Students who diligently came out from morning to try to befriend the horses.
And students who arrogantly tried to subdue the horses with spurs and whips as they always had.
The horses Lightningstep had prepared were horses that absolutely could not be subdued by such methods.
The lazy students would get a sharp lesson.
“Kha-hahaha!”
“…”
As Lightningstep laughed heartily and put down his cup, Thunderstep shook his head.
‘He likes tormenting students way too much.’
Thunderstep never imagined that he was being treated by Lee Han as someone similar to Lightningstep.
I’m different!
“Is that Wardanaz fellow doing well?”
“Ah. Wardanaz. He’s a diligent fellow, so he’ll do well. Of course, the griffin is a bit finicky. With diligence, cleverness, and a bit of luck, he should be able to befriend it.”
“?”
Thunderstep looked up while pouring tea.
What did he just say?
“What did you just say?”
“What?”
“Just now… you said that thing.”
“You must have misheard. I said horse.”
“…”
Thunderstep looked at Lightningstep with a face mixed with shock and horror.
Don’t tell me he transformed a griffin into a horse…?
“You didn’t, right?”
“What?”
“…”
‘No. Calm down. Maybe the horse’s name is just Griffin.’
Thunderstep regained his composure.
Griffin.
A flying monster with an eagle’s head and wings, and a lion’s claws and legs.
It had an arrogant and finicky personality, was extremely picky about its master, and was a violent creature.
Depending on which region they lived in, their personality and habits were somewhat different, but one thing was certain.
It wasn’t something a new student could tame!!
“What’s the horse’s name?”
“Pon… Ponrig.”
“…Are you seriously out of your mind!??!”
Finally, Thunderstep, who couldn’t hold back anymore, exploded.
What kind of crazy thing was he making his alchemy student do, who was already resting for a day due to injury?
“Has this nephew gone mad! Why are you making a fuss while drinking well!”
“Even so, how could you transform a griffin into a horse!?”
“When did I do that! Do you have proof? And even if I did transform it, wouldn’t it be safe if I transformed it into a horse!”
“Do you think a griffin’s intelligence is like a slime’s!?”
From inside the cabin came the loud sounds of cups breaking, chairs flying, and tables shattering.
It was a typical dwarf-style family fight.
* * *
-Puhhhhhhhhing…
“You little…”
Lee Han looked at the white horse with a pleased expression.
As if its earlier tantrum was a lie, the white horse had become docile and well-behaved.
To be precise, Lee Han had made it that way.
He had put all the mana-absorbing iron bracelets and mana-absorbing belt he had on the horse.
“As expected. It becomes more docile when I absorb its mana.”
Since all living beings were born with some degree of mana, they inevitably lost energy when their mana was absorbed.
The white horse, now wearing all the items that Lee Han had been carrying, was completely drained of energy and couldn’t even muster the strength to resist.
“Good. Let’s get along well from now on.”
-Puhheung…
The white horse obediently followed as Lee Han pulled the reins.
Seeing this, Lee Han suddenly had a thought.
‘But if it can still walk even while wearing both the bracelet and belt, doesn’t that mean the horse has more mana than I thought?’
Either the absorption rate of the bracelet and belt was low, or the horse had a lot of mana.
‘Even if it really has monster blood mixed in, the mana amount shouldn’t be that high. Maybe the equipment doesn’t absorb as much mana as I thought?’
Lee Han walked along, leading the horse while lost in thought.
Up ahead, several students who had rashly mounted horses were crying and begging to be let down.
-Let me down, let me down!! Please! I was wrong!
‘Is there a way to increase the amount of mana absorbed?’
It was just another ordinary day at the magic school that he had grown accustomed to without a care.
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
How to Live as a Mage in Magic School
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
Publication Date: August 15, 2021
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