Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 571

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Chapter 571

He doubted his own ears, but the words he heard didn’t change.

Come to think of it, hadn’t Professor Boladi been singing from before?

During finals, asking the giants to help prepare for the exam.

‘I didn’t know that would be a fight…’

There were many possibilities for exams with giants.

Handling tasks the giants assigned.

Having riddle contests with giants.

Having tea time with giants, and so on.

Among all those many things, it had to be fighting.

It was a very simple and easy-to-understand exam method, very much like Professor Boladi.

“Is that really true?”

Lee Han asked once more out of courtesy to deny reality.

“Are you talking about giants liking dancing! Of course they like it! Where in the Empire would you find someone who dislikes dancing! Such a person would lack cultural refinement!”

‘But I don’t like it…’

Lee Han, who had suddenly become less cultured than a giant, felt displeased.

“Not that, there’s something strange the giants said.”

“Saying they’d do a comic dance instead of a circle dance is a bit odd, but not strange enough to…”

“I’m talking about them saying they’d fight me.”

“Ah!”

Professor Krinbal, who had been chattering about what dances giants liked and what dances suited them, belatedly remembered and nodded.

“It’s true! I confirmed it several times!”

“Did they also tell you what weapons they’d use and what strategy they’d fight with?”

“Th-that much…”

Professor Krinbal, who usually spoke cheerfully and bouncily, was flustered for once.

The first-year student’s question was too desperate.

“The giants didn’t want to fight, so I gave them some advice!”

“What kind of advice…?”

Lee Han was slightly scared.

Just because it was a professor’s advice didn’t guarantee it would be good for Lee Han.

If it was advice like ‘use sharp weapons to reduce the student’s suffering’…

“I told them to hide!”

“Excuse me?”

“If they don’t want to fight, couldn’t they just hide? If they hide just during the finals period, everything would be resolved!”

“No, Professor. Could such a temporary measure really solve… solve it?”

Lee Han fell into confusion after hearing Professor Krinbal’s words.

Strangely, it sounded plausible.

Or maybe it sounded plausible because he was currently facing a situation where he had to have a strength contest with giants.

‘But it’s a good idea.’

Giants hide -> Professor Boladi can’t find them -> finals automatically pass -> get perfect scores

Everyone could be happy.

Of course, Professor Boladi might be a little sad, but Lee Han trusted the professor. He would surely overcome it.

“Thank you! Professor. To give such advice.”

“Ah! It’s not over yet!”

“??”

“Take this!”

We’re going to hide so please help us

-The Strong Ones

Professor Krinbal handed over a letter the giants had written themselves.

Apparently, giants weren’t a race accustomed to hiding.

Especially if their opponent was Einroguard’s crazy killer.

“What did you just say?”

“Excuse me? I said Einroguard’s professor.”

“Is… is that so? I must have misheard!”

Professor Krinbal thought he had misheard.

‘Can I hide the giants?’

Lee Han fell into thought.

Tomorrow would be the weekend, and after the weekend ended, Einroguard’s final week, finals week, would arrive.

Naturally, he should spend the weekend preparing for finals.

Would it be possible to hide giants while studying for finals?

‘Hmm. But thinking about it, the finals studying should be fine with what I’ve already done.’

Lee Han calmly calculated while saying something that would make other tower students resent him.

Someone who thoroughly previewed and reviewed in advance didn’t need to cram the night before exams.

‘If I clash badly with the giants, I’ll have to lie down for a whole week, never mind finals…’

“Thank you, Professor. I’ll go hide the giants.”

“Good luck! Student Wardanaz! I’ll keep it secret from the Principal!”

Professor Krinbal winked and left.

Lee Han belatedly tried to say ‘But this isn’t the Principal’s exam,’ but the professor was already far away.

‘It shouldn’t matter.’

The Skeleton Principal originally liked being cursed at, so this much should be fine.

* * *

Even in Einroguard, which was like a hellish slaughterhouse, Friday afternoons had a somewhat leisurely atmosphere.

It was time for students who had finished lectures to rest languidly while waiting for the weekend.

Some sat on the lawn in front of the main building playing mage cards or chess, while others played bare-handed ball games in the clearing nearby.

Some students brought chairs to read 【Toberiz, Uncovering the Evil Dark Mage’s Schemes】, while others struggled desperately to somehow write letters despite Einroguard’s curse.

But this week was different.

The faces of students facing finals were filled with determination. Even students who usually showed no interest in studying were carrying several books.

“Let’s go.”

“Yeah.”

Step step step-

When Blue Dragon Tower students walked over with determined faces, Tijiling, who had been praying simply, asked in confusion.

“What brings you here?”

“Priest. Could you call Wardanaz for us?”

“Ah, yes. What should I say the matter is about?”

“Tell him to help us study…”

“…Ah, yes.”

The priest’s gaze slightly changed to one looking at pathetic people.

At that gaze, the Blue Dragon Tower students’ faces reddened.

‘She’s not looking at us pathetically, is she?’

‘It must be my imagination. The priests wouldn’t do that.’

Of course, the Blue Dragon Tower students had their excuses too.

It wasn’t like they hadn’t studied at all or were trying to leech off Wardanaz without any preparation.

They had studied reasonably well, but just wanted to ask the year’s top student about things they might have missed or misunderstood.

“So we have nothing to be ashamed of. Got it?”

“Right. Very well said.”

“…?”

Adenart, who was mixed in with the group, tilted her head in confusion.

Her friends had coaxed her to come out together, but now that she heard what they were saying, it seemed like they weren’t a very good group to be with.

What if staying here made her look like a student who doesn’t study?

“Huh. Did you guys study without me? I haven’t done it yet??”

“Shh. Shut up, Gainando.”

“You need to maintain dignity in front of students from other towers, you bastard.”

“Even if you didn’t do it, say you did. Just say you’re asking to double-check.”

“…”

“Your Highness, where are you going?”

“…I left something in my private room.”

Adenart tried to quietly slip away from the group.

She could study on her own and didn’t want to receive strange looks from students of other towers.

Of course, her followers wouldn’t let Adenart go easily.

“Shall I go get it for you?”

“No…”

“What did you leave behind?”

“Well…”

“Probably snacks.”

Gainando said while stuffing the remaining cookies into his mouth.

Once studying started, he would definitely hear “Hey you bastard, you should eat after solving problems, did you come here just to eat?” so he had to eat in advance.

Gainando was almost moved by his own wisdom.

“What are you saying!”

“To whom are you!”

“It, it wasn’t snacks?”

Creak-

“What are you guys doing?”

With the sound of a door opening, Lee Han came out from inside the tower.

His friends were happy to see Wardanaz…

…but then became confused.

“What are you doing??”

Wardanaz was heavily armed as if he was about to enter the mountain range.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going into the mountain for a bit.”

“Why??”

“I have something to do in preparation for final exams. Did you all come to study together? That’s admirable. You’ve all read through the content I told you to study last time, right?”

“Uh…”

“Uhh…”

“Well…”

The students quickly exchanged glances.

“I read… it. The front part… at least.”

“I, I read it too. ‘In writing this grimoire, I dedicate these words to future generations.'”

‘That’s just the preface.’

Lee Han quickly assessed his friends’ level and clicked his tongue.

Adenart hid behind her followers out of embarrassment. She didn’t want to be treated the same way.

“Sorry, but I have to go to the mountain this time so I can’t help. Ah. Your Highness. Would you help them instead?”

Caught, Adenart looked up in surprise.

She couldn’t understand how she was discovered.

‘Was I really hiding?’

Lee Han was puzzled by the other person’s reaction.

When followers gathered, Adenart would automatically be nearby, so what was the point of hiding?

“Your Highness should be able to help the other students sufficiently.”

“Ah. Yes. I’ll try…”

“Then everyone work hard.”

As Lee Han greeted them and tried to leave, his friends unconsciously started to see him off but then hesitated.

“Wait! Wardanaz!”

“??”

“You can’t just leave us behind. We’ll help!”

“Right. We’re friends!”

When the Blue Dragon Tower students all clamored to participate, Lee Han looked at them coldly instead of being moved.

“Just go study.”

“…”

“Mmm…”

Gainando quietly put down the backpack he had slyly shouldered.

* * *

‘This is troubling.’

While climbing the mountain, Lee Han was lost in thought.

Hiding the giants wasn’t an easy task.

It would be good if he could get help, but…

‘I’m not sure if Mr. Ikurusha will cooperate.’

Unlike other giants, Ikurusha, who was a wise and intelligent giant, had a fairly close relationship with Professor Boladi.

Would such a person betray his promise with Professor Boladi and take Lee Han’s side?

It was hard to be certain.

-I’ll cooperate.

“As expected, it’s difficult… Yes!?”

-I said I’ll cooperate.

“Are you sure that’s okay?”

-You ask and then ask if it’s okay. Do you call that a question?

Ikurusha burst into hearty laughter and looked down at Lee Han.

-Are you curious about the reason?

“Yes.”

-Good. Listen well.

Ikurusha lowered his voice as if about to tell a secret story.

-Normally, if you make a first-year student fight a giant, wise people would stop it.

“…”

That was true.

“But I thought it wouldn’t work because you made a promise with the professor.”

-I can’t give direct orders. But cooperating is entirely possible. And even if the 【Giant Slayer】 Archmage appears, it won’t be good for the giants…

Although he was in a position to help Lee Han become friendly with the giants and take the exam at Professor Boladi’s request, Ikurusha actually didn’t like the duel between giants and new students.

The only person who would like this was a crazy mage like Lord Gonadaltes. And Ikurusha was sane.

If an injured new student held a grudge and tried to take revenge on the giants later, how much blood would flow?

‘What does the last part mean?’

Of course, Lee Han didn’t understand.

-So. Have you thought about how to hide them?

“I was going to check the terrain around here first. Since the professor will probably search when the giant disappears, I wanted to check secretive places that would be hard to find first.”

-How about inside the school?

“…Excuse me?”

-Inside the school. Einroguard’s main building. As far as I know, there’s no place like that.

“The Main Building… certainly has many places to hide…”

Lee Han was perplexed by Ikurusha’s words.

Of course, Einroguard’s Main Building had infinite vastness befitting its history.

How vast must it be that even the Skeleton Principal himself couldn’t fully grasp it?

If they searched well, they could surely find enough places to hide the giants.

‘Can we move them?’

But moving them was the problem.

Even though they listened well to Lee Han, taking the impulsive giants down the mountain and into the Main Building?

“If I practice invisibility magic from now on, could I cover all the giants?”

-…That’s not what I meant by saying that.

Seeing the new student trying to solve everything crudely with magic, Ikurusha made a disgusted expression.

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