Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 561

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Chapter 561

Punishment room? How did you hear my words? I’m praising you.

“Um. Yes. Thank you.”

“When will we go to the punishment room…?”

When the two students wouldn’t listen no matter what he said, the Skeleton Principal growled while suppressing his anger.

I’m not sending you. I’m not sending you! Of course, you set a record-breaking freshman escape that will go down in history, but I said I’m not sending you!

-Master is sincere.

A Death Knight who couldn’t stand watching added from the side.

-Of course, the two students set a record-breaking freshman escape that will go down in history and made Master foam at the mouth, but…

The Skeleton Principal waved his hand irritably.

Then the Death Knight who was explaining was immediately reverse-summoned to another dimension.

Another Death Knight nearby continued the explanation without being surprised.

-It seems the inspector from the Empire happened to witness that scene.

“The scene of us escaping and wandering around?”

-No. The scene of you helping the Empire’s citizens.

“Ah.”

Only then did the two understand why the Skeleton Principal was acting like this.

But there were still parts they couldn’t comprehend.

“Does it make sense to not go to the punishment room just because we did some good deeds?”

“Wardanaz is right. I don’t understand. If that’s the case, why do the upperclassmen go to the punishment room?”

-Do you two want to go to the punishment room that badly?

The Death Knight was bewildered by their reaction.

If they were lucky enough to avoid the punishment room, shouldn’t they say ‘Wow! I’m excited!’ instead of ‘Does that make sense? Are you deceiving us?’

-First of all, good deeds that move an inspector from the Empire are not ordinary good deeds…

Giselle unconsciously nodded her head.

Certainly, thinking about it again, it wasn’t ordinary good deeds.

-…Your upperclassmen have never particularly done good deeds?

“There’s no way there aren’t any at all?”

-There aren’t… any? I don’t think there are. Are there any by chance?

The Death Knight pondered as if he really didn’t know, then asked the Skeleton Principal too.

The Skeleton Principal also shrugged as if he wasn’t sure.

I don’t remember. They cause a lot of trouble though.

‘Hmm. If I ask more questions unnecessarily, I might face retaliation.’

Lee Han quickly read the atmosphere and changed his attitude.

“I sincerely thank you for your generous treatment, Principal. What should have been punished for deviation, you so graciously…”

Cut it short. Before you get hit.

“…Thank you.”

Good.

‘He dislikes flowery language.’

The Skeleton Principal was still grumbling as if in a bad mood.

When are they coming?

-They say they’ve arrived now. They’ll be up soon.

“Who’s coming?”

That dog from the Empire…

-The inspector.

Right. The inspector.

‘Ah.’

Lee Han understood a bit more.

If the inspector said he wanted to meet the good students who did good deeds, it made sense for the Skeleton Principal not to send them to the punishment room.

“Huh? Principal.”

What? Why? What? Why?

Though he was afraid, Lee Han asked what he needed to ask.

“If the inspector from the Empire evaluates Einroguard highly because of us, the funding will increase too, so isn’t that our achievement?”

“…You…”

You crazy bastard…!

Even when facing a three-headed tiger in the blinding white blizzard of the north, it probably wouldn’t have been as terrifying as this moment.

Giselle wanted to sew up the mouth of the Blue Dragon Tower’s enemy standing next to her with a needle.

The Death Knight seemed to think similarly, looking at Lee Han with eyes of horror.

‘He left his fear in his mother’s womb!’

The Skeleton Principal glared at Lee Han for a moment, then spoke with a thin voice.

…That’s why I asked if there’s anything you want to eat. Hm?

“We secured plenty of food during our outing, so some reagents needed for exams…”

-Master. The inspector is coming up soon.

I know.

-Yes. I was worried you might explode…

The Skeleton Principal reverse-summoned one more Death Knight, then walked to the door.

Then he looked at the two and earnestly entreated them.

Fine. I understand, so just speak properly in front of the inspector! Got it?

“Yes. We will definitely raise the school’s honor!”

Lee Han nodded with determination.

When Giselle next to him just kept staring quietly, Lee Han asked puzzledly.

“What’s wrong?”

“You really seem like his successor.”

“How dare you?!”

The Skeleton Principal’s successor glared at Giselle in indignation.

* * *

Hodlong praised the two students Lee Han and Giselle until his mouth went dry.

Einroguard students always cause trouble and bother innocent Empire citizens when they go out, but seeing first-year students being so devoted is truly…

“I think it’s thanks to Einroguard’s excellent educational policy and the Principal who devotes himself to us.”

“Hmm. Hmm. Perhaps I may have misunderstood a little. Because of preconceptions…”

Iwunrade, who was nearby, was about to say ‘It’s not a misunderstanding’ but pinched his own thigh hard and endured.

“I’ll make sure to convey what I’ve seen when I return. If more students like this increase, other officials will change their minds too.”

“Ugh.”

“?”

When Iwunrade pinched his other thigh and made a sound, Hodlong looked at his subordinate strangely.

“Then Lord Gonadaltes. I’ll write when I return. You’ve worked hard this year.”

Oh my. Don’t you need to see the other students?

“Wouldn’t it be troublesome for both sides if I did? I’ll just consider it seen for this year.”

The Skeleton Principal smiled for the first time today.

This inspector’s sincerity had warmly melted the frozen archmage’s heart.

Few things were as terrible as an inspector entering the school and examining the upperclassmen’s magical research progress.

When students receive funding from the Empire, they boast as if they could discover all the truths and principles of the world, but when it comes time for inspection, they whine and make excuses like clueless freshmen.

Go back safely! Inspector Hodlong. Come visit again next time!

“That won’t happen. It changes every year.”

Hodlong politely greeted them and walked out with Iwunrade.

His subordinate let out a sigh of relief and spoke to his superior.

“Still, it’s fortunate it ended well.”

“Right. It’s a bit unsettling not seeing the upperclassmen directly, but nothing good would come from seeing them anyway.”

If he included the upperclassmen’s research progress along with his touching story of good deeds when requesting support, even the bureaucrats who were about to be moved might get angry again.

For the sake of Einroguard’s young talents, Hodlong was planning to make concessions just for this year.

“But Hodlong sir. There’s something I’d like to ask – why didn’t you inquire about what happened during vacation?”

Iwunrade asked out of slight curiosity.

While Hodlong had directly confirmed the recent good deeds from the student’s own mouth, he hadn’t asked anything about what happened during summer vacation or before that.

To think he’d just pass over information he’d bothered to confirm by asking the city people.

It wasn’t like the meticulous Hodlong.

“Those were just rumors, weren’t they?”

“Pardon?”

“Anyone could see they were just rumors.”

“…Well, the thing is.”

Iwunrade pondered where and how to begin his explanation.

How should he start the story to make it sound plausible to his superior?

* * *

A strange tension hung over the school with one week left until final exams.

Especially when the morning lecture was 【Advanced Basic Magical Character Education】, that tension was even more palpable.

Because it was the Skeleton Principal’s lecture!

“Hey. How do I look?”

“Hmm… I think you should put away that scarf and hat you bought outside.”

“Hey. Everyone breathe through your nose. Don’t breathe through your mouth.”

“Put away all the magazines, toys, and snacks. Hide everything you bought outside!”

Students with guilty consciences were being extra careful even before the Skeleton Principal entered.

Having made a great escape last weekend and thoroughly scraped together goods, their fear was even greater.

Though Lee Han and Giselle had returned safely, the Principal’s temperament was unpredictable, and sparks could fly after some time had passed.

Even Gainando was pretending to read books and study.

Nice to see you all.

“Good morning, Principal!”

“Good morning, Principal!”

Yes. Good morning.

The Skeleton Principal looked around at the students once. The students froze stiff, unable to even breathe, only rolling their eyes around.

Do you know what this lecture is called?

“Uh…”

‘Uh’ is not the name of a lecture.

“【Advanced Basic Magical Character Education】.”

Right. Character education. But what’s the point of learning it for a year? When you all hold hands and break school rules together?

“…”

“…”

Students averted their gazes at the lingering resentment that burst forth.

What fault could you have? It’s your upperclassmen’s fault. When upperclassmen don’t set a good example, how can you follow the rules?

Lee Han nodded as if agreeing.

Wardanaz, don’t nod your head.

“But…”

‘But don’t we not meet upperclassmen in the first place?’

Yoner was somewhat confused.

What the first-year students had done seemed to have little to do with upperclassmen.

So, there are a few announcements. There will be no final exam for this 【Advanced Basic Magical Character Education】. The textbooks flew away.

“…”

“…Hooray!!! Hooray!!!!!!!”

When one student kicked back their chair and climbed onto their desk, other students followed suit and climbed onto their desks too.

Some students waved their wands to shoot sparks, and Gainando even tore up his notebook and threw it into the air.

The Skeleton Principal blinked once. Then all the students who had just gotten up and caused a commotion were hanging upside down from the ceiling.

The surroundings became quiet in an instant.

The final exam will be replaced with an assignment to write ‘I will not escape from school with my friends’ 100 times.

That was practically getting it for free. Students nodded happily.

However, Lee Han looked at the Principal with suspicious eyes.

“You’re not setting a trap to catch us off guard, are you?”

“Gasp. Is that it?”

Gainando, hanging upside down nearby, was intrigued by the plausible suggestion.

And Wardanaz. Dalcard. You two follow me.

“Is it really a trap??”

“No. He called Asan too. If he was setting a trap, he would have only called Lee Han.”

“Shut up, Gainando.”

* * *

Surprisingly, the Skeleton Principal didn’t take the two to Einroguard’s hellish traps.

The place the Skeleton Principal brought them to was an ordinary storage room.

Character Education Lecture Storage

-No Outsiders Allowed-

When the Skeleton Principal muttered a low incantation, the wall opened, statues were moved aside, and the storage door was revealed.

Since there’s no final exam, there are some things that need to be done instead.

“Do we two have to clean out the entire storage?”

No. I have to make those other guys do it too. Are they just playing around?

“Ah. I thought we two had to do it.”

Lee Han felt slightly embarrassed.

He had thought it was the Skeleton Principal’s spiteful punishment.

Come to think of it, the Skeleton Principal wasn’t a petty person who hated just one student.

The Skeleton Principal was someone who would hate everyone equally since they all escaped together.

You two look around and command the other guys to get this cleanly organized by next week. Throw away broken things, clear out expired items… for next year’s new students.

“…”

Asan momentarily thought to himself, ‘We’re having a hard time surviving ourselves, do we need to think about new students?’

Your upperclassmen had similar thoughts to you, Dalcard.

“Gasp… How did you…!”

I’m not asking you to do it perfectly with sincere hearts. Just roughly, enough so I can take things out when preparing for lectures.

The Skeleton Principal said while looking around the dusty storage room.

Crash!

A shelf stacked nearby collapsed and a guillotine inside rolled out.

The Skeleton Principal made a clicking sound with his tongue upon seeing it.

It’s broken. That needs to be thrown away.

“…”

“…”

Though they were curious why that was there, the two decided not to ask.

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